A Te Puke man appeared in Tauranga District Court today charged with raping an intellectually handicapped woman.
Bryce Lloyd Glover, 27, entered no plea and was remanded until September 4 over the incident, alleged to have happened yesterday.
Strict bail conditions included a reporting clause and non-association with the alleged victim and her family.
According to the police summary of facts, Glover and the woman had known each other for a number of years. Their relationship involved exchanging text messages.
Glover allegedly took the woman, who is believed to have a mental age of less than 10 years, to a Te Puke house where no one was home.
Police said the offending happened in a bedroom with the door locked from the inside.
When Glover went to the kitchen, the victim left the property and went home. Police were alerted a short time later.
