Gaven Scott Willis-Wilson pleads guilty to raping woman at Gold Coast Halloween party

A woman has spoken about the trauma of being sexually assaulted by a security guard on the Gold Coast. ATTACKER NAMED

A security guard left a woman bruised and bleeding after raping her as she slept at a Gold Coast Halloween party.

She has been unable to work due to the trauma of the attack and feels uncomfortable in her own apartment.

Gaven Scott Willis-Wilson pleaded guilty in the Southport District Court on Tuesday to one count of rape.

The woman was raped while she slept. Picture: Tero Vesalainen

The court was told the woman attended a Halloween costume party on the Gold Coast on October 30, 2020.

Willis-Wilson was also there and they met that night.

During the party the woman drank alcohol and consumed cannabis.

About 12.30pm she spoke to her daughter about ordering an Uber but was told she could sleep at the home of the party.

She fell asleep fully clothed and alone.

The court was told Willis-Wilson was on top of her when she woke, and that her pants and underwear had been removed.

The offence occurred at a Gold Coast Halloween party. Picture: iStock

She yelled at him to get off.

When Willis-Wilson asked if she wanted to keep going she said “no” and started to leave.

Willis-Wilson grabbed her as she tried to leave but the woman shoved him off.

The woman noted bleeding when she got home.

She went to the hospital but left after waiting for a long period of time and went to a GP.

The GP referred her back to the hospital.

The woman was examined 16 hours after the attack.

Doctors found she was covered in hickeys around her neck, had bruises on her tights, and cuts and abrasions in her genital area.

Willis-Wilson’s DNA was found in saliva on the woman’s neck.

Willis-Wilson told another person he had slept with the woman but had stopped when she said no, the court was told.

Judge Deborah Holliday said the victim impact statement supplied to the court showed the attack had a “profound affect” on the woman.

She said the woman was unable to continue working, felt uncomfortable in public and at home, the relationship with her daughter was strained and she had contemplated suicide.

“She doesn’t forgive you,” Judge Holliday said.

Willis-Wilson was sentenced to six years’ prison with parole eligibility on April 4, 2024. He has spent 78 days in pre-sentence custody.

The matter was heard in Southport District Court. Picture: Scott Fletcher

Judge Holliday said: “This is clearly a serious offence. You raped a sleeping woman.”

Defence barrister Sarah Thompson said Willis-Wilson’s security guard licence had been suspended in the wake of the charges.

She said Willis-Wilson had also been receiving threats from people.

Ms Thompson said the offending was “out of character”.

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