A junior Navy officer who alleges she was sexually violated by a superior says she was in too much shock to scream for help.
Scott Christopher Devonport Ward is on trial at the Auckland District Court on a charge sexual violation by way of an unlawful sexual connection with a junior naval officer in October 2011.
The woman was cross-examined today, the second day of the trial.
Defence lawyer Anthony Rogers asked why she did not reach for a phone to call for help, nor scream for help during the alleged attack. The name of the ship where the attack allegedly happened has been suppressed.
``I was in shock,'' she said.
``The first thought is not to reach for the phone, it's to get the hell out.''
She said Ward was still behind her when another person came into the room, which made her feel unsafe to seek help.
``He was behind me and he pulled my pants down, he had just assaulted me and violated my body.''
Rogers also questioned whether Ward's 190cm height would have meant ``a great deal of difficulty'' to enter the woman's compact bunk bed.
``Hence why I said it was painful,'' the woman responded.
``He also had about 30kgs on me.''
The trial centres on allegations Ward entered into the woman's cabin and forced himself into her bed and sexually violated her.
The woman said yesterday the offending was ``really painful'' and ``very violent''.
``I kept trying to pull away and I tried to elbow him with my left elbow but ... I was pinned. I said stop, I said no. And he said, `Shh just let it happen'. He just kept going and going.''
The next morning, the woman said she saw Ward at breakfast but avoided him and decided she didn't want to report what had happened because she feared for her career.
``He could have me kicked off the ship.''
She said she saw Ward again at a party in 2012 where he apologised to her two or three times but she said she just wanted to put it behind her and pretend nothing had happened.
However, after speaking to counsellors in 2014, the woman realised it still affected her and needed to deal with it so laid a complaint with the police.
