Husband on trial for sexually assaulting wife says sex acts in videos were consensual
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The Saskatoon man accused of sexually assaulting his wife and recording it without her knowledge says the sex acts were consensual and that she was never unconscious or too intoxicated to give her consent.
The man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of his wife, also testified that his wife applied the makeup she was wearing in the videos herself and was aware that the sex acts were being filmed.
He took the stand Wednesday in Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench as the first defence witness at his trial for sexual assault and uttering death threats.
The accused said the videos were part of the couple’s private life and included his wife dressing up in bright makeup and wearing fake eyelashes and nails. He said she put those items on willingly; a video clip the judge allowed as admissible evidence shows the woman applying lipstick. But she testified that she had no memory of doing so, saying she appeared passed-out or drunk in the sex videos played during the trial.
The Crown asked her husband about a makeup bag found in the trunk of a car that was parked in the driveway of their home. The woman said she had never seen the bag or its contents, which included the lipstick from the video. Her husband testified that it was their “sex makeup” and had been thrown in the trunk during their move to rural Saskatchewan and forgotten about. He said his wife wore her own makeup during the videos made at that home.
