John Kakule found guilty by a jury of raping a woman in Mount Gambier

A predator who sexually assaulted a woman, apologised and said he’d never do it again, then raped her just days later has been found guilty of all charges.

A rapist who sent a woman pornographic videos later told her he didn’t want to go to jail and he’d buy her a car if she told police they were dating, a court has heard.

John Kakule, 46, was found guilty by a jury in the District Court of all charges, including assault with intent to rape and rape.

During the prosecution’s opening statement, the court heard the victim did not drive and relied on Kakule and others to transport her around Mount Gambier.

The court heard Kakule asked the woman regularly for sex and sent her pornographic messages.

“(The victim) made it clear to the accused on numerous occasions that she did not reciprocate the sexual interest and that she did not want to have sex with him,” the prosecutor said.

The court heard Kakule drove the woman to a secluded area in 2019 and said “I planned to bring you here and I’m going to do it”.

“He then attempted to pull up her skirt, leggings and her underwear,” the prosecutor said.

“He restrained her while he was doing this, pushing her down so she was unable to move.”

The court heard the woman tried to call triple-0 but Kakule grabbed her phone and threw it in the back of the car.

He apologised to her and said he’d never do it again.

John Kakule was found guilty by a jury of rape. Photo: Facebook

A couple of days later Kakule and the woman were at his house, when he raped her.

The prosecutor said the woman was initially able to crawl under the table to get away from him but Kakule laid on top on her and pulled her dress and her underwear down.

The court heard Kakule called the woman after the rape and said something similar to “I’m sorry, forgive me”.

“He told her he didn’t want to go to jail and he offered to buy her a car and teach her to drive if she told the police that they were boyfriend and girlfriend,” the prosecutor said.

The court heard when Kakule was interviewed he told police it was the woman who made the first sexual advances towards him and he returned them.

Kakule, of Worrolong, pleaded not guilty to assault with intent to rape and rape.

Carrie Demertzis, for Kakule, told the court during the trial there was no dispute he and the woman had sex but it was consensual.

During her closing statement, Ms Demertzis said the victim may have lied because she was “ashamed of their conduct”.

“She has told you that it is quite shameful for a woman, particularly in her culture, to have sexual intercourse with someone who is not her husband,” she said.

“Maybe there was a miscommunication between her and the nurse, the police have got involved and it’s like a freight train that’s just kept going.”

Kakule will face sentencing submissions in October.