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A woman who has accused a dentist of repeatedly groping her breasts and kissing her, has been questioned whether she expressed any "distaste" at the man's advances.
Rahul Gautam, owner of Hamilton Emergency Dental Centre, is defending three charges of indecent assault, relating to alleged breast groping, kissing, and the touching of her genitals, at his Tamahere home two years ago.
Gautam, 51, was labelled by his lawyer, Philip Morgan, KC, as a "foolish man thinking that he might have a romantic interlude with the complainant".
He had given the woman a ride to his house on the pretence of offering a driving lesson, but instead drove his car straight into his garage, and led her to his bedroom, after grabbing a bottle of wine and t
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