Joshua John Wilton on trial for three counts of raping 16-year-old girl

A young man accused of three counts of rape held a teenager down before he and a co-accused sexually assaulted her, a court has heard.

A young man accused of raping a 16-year-old girl last year allegedly held the teenager down while his co-accused sexually assaulted her, before the pair switched roles and the heinous act was repeated, a court has heard.

Joshua John Wilton, 20, appeared in the District Court on Tuesday in front of Judge Anthony Allen for his trial by jury, charged with three counts of rape. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Prosecutor Lucy Boord told the jury the girl, then 16, Mr Wilton, then 19, and his co-accused, then 16, had been using drugs together over the course of a few days and had arrived at Mr Wilton’s Hackham address when the accused “became aggressive” and “(the girl) wanted to leave”.

Joshua John Wilton is on trial in the District Court charged with three counts of rape. Picture: Facebook

“The accused grabbed (the girl’s) shoulders and pushed her down on to a mattress on the lounge room floor and said to (the co-accused) something like ‘now is your chance, like now you can get what you’ve wanted’,” Ms Boord said.

“The accused then held (the girl) down with his knee on her waist area. (The girl) yelled repeatedly for him to stop and said ‘no’ on a number of occasions and thrashed her legs around.

“The accused then took his pants off and said words to the effect of ‘you’ve had your chance – now it’s my turn’.”

The trial continues.