The incident is said to have taken place during the night of December 19–20, 2018. The four alleged rapes all took place after consensual sex, often following evenings of heavy drinking when the women were not in a state to defend themselves, the prosecution said this week. The defence has argued that Hoiby “perceived all of the acts as perfectly normal and consensual sexual relations”. On Wednesday, Hoiby testified that he was “not in the habit of having sex with women who are not awake”. She also suffers from an incurable lung disease and will likely need a lung transplant in the future.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 06, 2026 11:27 UTC