Overview
- A County Court jury convicted the man of digitally assaulting his friend's girlfriend at his Melbourne home in the early hours of January 14, 2024.
- Prosecutors said he pretended to be the woman's partner in a dark bedroom, and they pointed to a forged Uber receipt as key timeline evidence.
- The defendant admitted doctoring the receipt and was heard on a police-recorded call urging the woman to move on, but he denied entering her room.
- The defence argued the complainant was mistaken about identity and timing, as the trial heard seven days of evidence before the verdict on Friday.
- Name suppression remains in place, the judge refused bail after the verdict, and the case is due back in court for a plea hearing next week.