Royal Navy rape victim had orgasm during alleged sex attack

A ROYAL Navy cadet had oral sex with a dinner dance guest then raped a colleague, a court martial heard.

By David Trayner

ACCUSED: Samuel Mitchell is accused of raping a colleague

Samuel Mitchell, 27 – now a Sub Lieutenant in the Royal Navy – left the first woman after she declined full sex and raped the second in her cabin, the court heard.

The victim admits to asking Mitchell to put on a condom and reaching climax during the alleged attack.

But she says the orgasm was a physical reaction and insists she never consented to sex.

DENIAL: Mitchell – pictured with his navy uniform – denies the charges

Portsmouth Military Court, Hants, heard Mitchell, of the Britannia Royal Navy College, in Dartmouth, Devon, sought out his victim after a college ball last May.

Pals had taken the girl to bed as she was too drunk.

The girl claims she was asleep when Mitchell came into her room and “remained lifeless” as he started to have sex with her.

SCENE: Britannia Royal Navy College – where the attack is said to have taken place

Mitchell allegedly told her he was going to “f*** her brains out”.

She claims she complained he wasn’t wearing a condom to stop him.

But he went and got one – then carried on, the court heard.

Mitchell – who denies two counts of rape – allegedly “manhandled” her around the room, having sex with her on the desk and on a sink before trying to have anal sex with her.

In a police interview, the victim – who cannot be named for legal reasons – said: "I do not know why I was not pushing back.

“I was just lying there.

“I could not figure out what was happening.”

David Richards, prosecuting, said: "She does recall that at one point she had an orgasm.

“That is a physical reaction that does not indicate consent on her part.”

The trial continues.