York student denies rape claiming 'sexual inexperience' left the woman 'disappointed'

A University Challenge contestant charged with raping a fellow student told police he was sexually inexperienced and he had left the woman "disappointed", a jury heard.

Bartholomeo Joly de Lotbiniere, 21, denies raping the undergraduate at York University in June 2014, saying sex was consensual.

The woman has told the jury how Joly de Lotbiniere came into her room in the halls of residence after they had been on a night out and then had sex with her as she tried to push him off.

She went to the police more than a year on from the alleged offence after Joly de Lotbiniere had appeared on University Challenge.

The defendant, of Kensal Rise, London, was arrested and told detectives he kissed the woman in the corridor and they went on to have sex in her bed.

But he did not have a strong erection, he told police.

He told police:

It was the second time he had sex, he said in his interview, having lost his virginity two or three months before.

He denied he said "pretend this never happened" as he left her room.

He told the police:

He denied telling the student he had fantasised about her, telling officers:

The jury has heard how, two days after the incident, the woman texted Joly de Lotbiniere and said:

The prosecutor said that Joly de Lotbiniere replied:

He explained to police that meant he "felt ashamed because I was so

inexperienced, that I couldn't properly have sex with her."

After he was charged he told police:

The jury at York Crown Court heard he will give evidence this afternoon.

Earlier, the complainant's best friend told the jury the student was "really upset" the morning after the alleged incident. She said:

Joly de Lotbiniere denies rape and sexual assault.