Natalia Marjorie Hanson is on trial for raping a transgender man – as alleged victim’s texts to a partner are read aloud in a Brisbane court: ‘Painful’

A woman is on trial for allegedly raping a transgender man, claiming he woke up and she did ‘s**t’ to him to the point he ‘bleed’, a jury has been told.

Natalia Marjorie Hanson is on trial in Brisbane District Court accused of raping the man in June 2020. She has denied being guilty of a single rape.

In text messages to a friend, the trans man talked about Ms Hanson’s alleged act. The text, which was read to the jury on Monday, read: ‘I have a friend visiting and I am using drugs.

‘I passed out, woke up and she was doing things to me. I just went along because I didn’t know what to say.”

It continued: “Anyway, she’s gotten rough. Like it hurt so much that I actually started bleeding. The first time that happened was when I was abused.’

The trial will continue on Tuesday morning after testimony is given in a closed courtroom that afternoon.

On Monday the jury was told that Ms Hanson and the man knew each other around the time of the offence.

The male victim had begun his transition process from female to male.

At the time of the alleged offence, he still had female genitalia, the court heard.

Crown prosecutor Victoria Adams said Ms Hanson and the man sent messages via Snapchat on June 29, 2020 and Ms Hanson later visited his home.

The man allegedly told her that he had been smoking ice for two days and “hadn’t slept.”

“The suspect encouraged (the man) to go to sleep. He fell asleep on a mattress on the floor,” Ms Adams said.

Ms Adams said the man later woke up and felt ‘vaginal pain’ – reportedly finding Ms Hanson digitally raping him.

Ms Adams said the issue of consent was a key issue for the jury to decide in their trial.

“It is you who must determine whether the evidence the witnesses provide is credible and reliable,” she told the jury.

The process continues.