Accused rapist takes the stand to deny girl's claims

'I had a partner at home': alleged rapist Lachlan Young takes the stand

Lachlan Young, 24, denied raping a 16-year-old girl in Sebastopol, Ballarat. He told the Melbourne court he had a partner and was 'doing the wrong thing.'

Accused rapist takes the stand to deny girl's claims

An accused rapist has given evidence in his own trial to deny he had sex with a underage girl without her consent.

Accused rapist takes the stand to deny girl’s claims

A man has denied he raped a 16-year-old girl, instead claiming he walked away from their sexual encounter after learning her age so he wouldn’t get into trouble. Lachlan James Young, 24, took the stand in his Victorian County Court trial on Friday after pleading not guilty to a single charge of rape. He is accused of assaulting the girl at a small house party in the Ballarat suburb of Sebastopol on February 4, 2024.  The pair met for the first t…