Leeds Combined Court Centre was attended on 30/11/16. In a courtroom no. 12, a case of R v Fellenton was considered. His ex-wife Hillary R. prosecuted Oliver Fellenton. Mr. Fellenton and Ms. R. married in 1988. They have four children all over 18 now. They moved from London to Halifax in 1999. Most of the time, Mr. Fellenton worked on the contract away from home during the week. Therefore, they never actually lived together. Problems started when defendant’s contract ended. Ms. R. stated that they were usual family until the first incident in 2005 and she never suspected that there is anything wrong with Mr. Fellenton. Mr. Fellenton was charged of rape of his wife during the time they were married to each other. The incident of rape occurred …show more content…
The relationships between defendant and prosecutor were discussed as well as their past sexual history. Previous hearings were mentioned including witnesses. Some of the witnesses were giving information about the night of the first sexual assault. Ms. R was giving evidence at the court during this attended court hearing. She was answering the questions that the defense barrister was asking. Ms. R, also, described the circumstances of the occurrence of sexual assaults. The first assault occurred at the house of Mr. Fellenton and Ms. R. They had their friends for dinner. Ms. R did not feel well and decided to go to bed. She does not remember how long she was lying there. She was not asleep. When friends left their house Mr. Fellenton came to the bed and wanted to have sex. Ms. R. refused him. Mr. Fellenton started to insist. She was lying on her back and Mr. Fellenton held her arms over her head. When Ms. R. was struggling, trying to resist and push him away he told her “So you like it rough”. Ms. R was crying. He raped her vaginally and anally. Ms. R went to the shower and when she came out Mr. Fellenton pretended that nothing happened. They never talk about this incident. Ms. R. did not fight back when the second incident happened. She told Mr. Fellenton that she did not want to have anything. He raped her vaginally and then anally. Ms. R. took all her belonging from their shared bedroom