An Army sergeant accused of raping a woman in her Civic hotel room while telling her to "stop f---ing crying" has gone on trial in the ACT Supreme Court.
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Geoffrey William Joyce, then 30, was visiting Canberra from Darwin in March 2012, and had gone out with friends to Civic following a day of drinking at a baseball game in Narrabundah.
In the early hours of the morning, the sergeant had lost his friend, and his phone had run out of battery, meaning he did not know the address of the Curtin home he was staying at.
Joyce was at King O'Malley's pub in Civic when he first noticed the alleged victim.
His lawyer said Joyce asked her if she was OK, after noticing she was upset and crying.
The court heard he then noticed she was holding an iPhone, and asked whether he could use her phone charger.
The pair then walked back to the complainant's hotel room on Northbourne Avenue, and she showed him where the charger was.
Crown prosecutor Louise Taylor said that was when Joyce "made his move", pushing her onto the bed.
"She thought he was mucking around, until he took his pants off," Ms Taylor said.
The Crown alleges the woman told him "no", but he began to take off her clothes, and pinned her to the bed.
Ms Taylor said the woman started to cry, but he continued with the sexual assault as she pushed against him and continued to say "no".
The Crown alleges Joyce told her to "stop f---ing crying".
But Joyce's barrister Ray Livingston said his client would give evidence that no sex whatsoever, even consensual, took place in the hotel room.
Mr Livingston said Joyce was a man of "good character", who had served in the Army for 12 years.
He said Joyce had gone to the room to charge his phone, but became uncomfortable when the woman took her pants off, and made a suggestive remark.
Joyce claims he grabbed his phone and left the room.
The first he knew about the allegations, Mr Livingston said, was when he read a news article that included CCTV images picturing his face.
The complainant began giving evidence on Tuesday, saying she had consumed about eight drinks on the night.
She said she was "happy", but not intoxicated, and was not slurring her words or unable to walk without assistance.
The jury trial continues before Justice Hilary Penfold on Tuesday.
Joyce is facing six charges, including three of sexual intercourse without consent, one act of indecency, and one charge of inflicting actual bodily harm on a person in an attempt to have sexual intercourse.
