An ADFA student accused of forcing himself on a drunk female cadet he called "sis" has gone on trial in the ACT Supreme Court.
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Singaporean cadet Yong Chuean Benedict Ang, 22, allegedly went into the room of a close friend and fellow cadet in the early hours of Sunday May 6 last year.
The woman had returned heavily intoxicated from a "big night" in Civic, and was given a bucket and put to bed by her friends.
The friends wrote a message on a whiteboard outside the woman's room, warning others she was drunk and may need watching over.
Prosecutors allege that Ang came back to ADFA from Civic, entered the woman's room, and lay down beside her.
He is alleged to have grabbed her jaw and tried to kiss her.
She said "no", according to the prosecution, but he continued to try and kiss her and force his tongue into her mouth.
She pressed her lips together, and Ang allegedly covered her nose so she couldn't breathe, forcing her to open her mouth.
The court heard the woman then clamped her teeth on his tongue to force him to stop.
The female cadet says she then went back to sleep, but awoke to find Ang had undone her bra and was fondling her breast.
She yelled at him and he left, according to the prosecution.
Ang maintains his innocence to the alleged acts of indecency.
His lawyers argue that the female cadet consented to the kiss.
They say Ang went into her room, and they talked about holidays, and an upcoming two week break from ADFA.
Ang's lawyer says the woman then asked for a back rub, saying she was sore from playing AFL.
They started kissing, before the female cadet stopped and said words to the effect of: "No I can't do this, you're like my bro."
The pair regularly called each other "bro and "sis", the court heard, and it was not unusual for Ang to be in her room.
Crown prosecutor Shane Drumgold told the jury on Monday that Ang made admissions to other cadets. They also allege that those admissions were overheard by another cadet in a nearby room.
"I admit that I f---ed up, I was too high at the time and I f---ed up," he allegedly told a fellow cadet.
The female cadet didn't formally report the allegations for 19 days, but she did send a text to a friend telling her what happened the same morning.
The prosecution says she didn't report the matter because Ang was such a close friend, and she knew his career would be affected.
The trial continues.