A jury in Melbourne's County Court (Victoria's mid-level criminal court) has heard closing arguments in the trial of an unnamed well-connected man facing two counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, alleged to have occurred in March 2023 against his former personal assistant. Prosecutor Matthew Fisher argued that gaps and inconsistencies in the complainant's account actually supported her credibility, telling the jury she "could have done a lot better" if she had fabricated the allegations for financial gain. The trial also heard disputed testimony from a police officer whom the complainant accused of making a demeaning comment during a 2019 drink-driving stop — an incident she cited as her reason for initially refusing to report the alleged rape to authorities.