Jonathon Neville Kapernick on trial for three alleged rapes

A South Burnett father is accused of raping a woman three times.

Named: A South Burnett father is accused of raping a woman three times, with his trial expected to take the rest of this week.

A South Burnett man accused of raping a woman is on trial in Kingaroy District Court this week.

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Jonathon Neville Kapernick, 37, pleaded not guilty to three charges of rape.

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Crown prosecutor Tegan Little said the alleged offences occurred between October 9 and October 21 in 2018, in the South Burnett.

Mr Kapernick allegedly had sexual intercourse with the woman while she “cried and pleaded for him not to do it”, the court heard.

Ms Little told the court Kapernick told the woman that she “owed him”.

Jurors were told they could expect to hear evidence from several of the woman’s close friends and family who she told at the time.

The woman appeared via videolink on Monday.

The trial is expected to conclude on Thursday, April 27, 2023.