Overview
- Judges in Nyon opened then adjourned the hearing after the defendant failed to appear at the La Côte court.
- Multiple outlets identified the accused as Australian racer Joey Mawson, who denies rape and says any contact was consensual.
- Prosecutors allege the nurse, then in her 30s and part of Schumacher’s live‑in care team, was raped twice while unconscious on November 23, 2019 after drinking vodka cocktails.
- Court filings state Mawson was a guest at the Schumacher home in Gland and a close friend of Mick Schumacher; the family is not implicated and was not present.
- The complainant filed a criminal case in January 2022; defense sought a postponement as authorities report the accused has been uncontactable in Australia and a new date will be set.