Peter Charlie Tsetta, a 50-year-old man accused of raping a pair of women in two separate attacks, SA国际影视传媒渢orturedSA国际影视传媒� one of his alleged victims when he sexually assaulted her at his home two years ago, a prosecutor said Wednesday.

SA国际影视传媒�(Tsetta) raped and confined her,SA国际影视传媒� said Annie Pichie on the final day of his trial in Yellowknife, telling the court the woman was SA国际影视传媒渂asically tortured,SA国际影视传媒� for a prolonged period of time while trying to escape the accusedSA国际影视传媒檚 Ndilo home in June 2017.

Tsetta is charged with sexually assaulting and forcibly confining the woman. HeSA国际影视传媒檚 charged with doing the same to another woman SA国际影视传媒� who is now deceased SA国际影视传媒� just one month earlier, in May 2017.

At trial, the living complainant in the alleged assault SA国际影视传媒� whose identity is protected by a publication ban SA国际影视传媒� testified she had been drinking in downtown Yellowknife when she ran into Tsetta, who shared alcohol with her. She said Tsetta invited her to his Ndilo home to continue drinking, telling her SA国际影视传媒渄onSA国际影视传媒檛 worry, youSA国际影视传媒檒l be safe,SA国际影视传媒� before the two left in a taxi.

After drinking and laughing with Tsetta at his home, she awoke to him raping her, holding her down as she kicked and punched him, the woman testified as she broke down in tears.

She fled his home and reported the assault to who took her to hospital that morning, she said.

The court heard hospital staff observed injuries to the womanSA国际影视传媒檚 vagina. TsettaSA国际影视传媒檚 DNA was not found, but Piche said there are a number of factors that contribute to whether or not DNA is detected following intercourse.

In her closing arguments, Piche said the womanSA国际影视传媒檚 testimony was SA国际影视传媒渃ompelling and corroborated.SA国际影视传媒�

In the alleged May 2017 attack against the now deceased complainant, prosecutors relied on a statement she gave to two months later, along with her testimony at a preliminary inquiry.

After running into Tsetta downtown, the woman told police he invited her to his home. When she woke up after passing out at his house, Tsetta was raping her, she testified.

On Wednesday, Tsetta himself took the stand where he denied all wrongdoing, admitting both women had drank with him at his house during the alleged attacks, but that he had not had sex with either of them.

Piche said TsettaSA国际影视传媒檚 account of both nights aligned with the complainantsSA国际影视传媒� version of events SA国际影视传媒� drinking downtown, taking a taxi to his house SA国际影视传媒� up until the point when they both reached a state where the couldnSA国际影视传媒檛 consent to sex. Piche said Tsetta was SA国际影视传媒渆xtremely evasive,SA国际影视传媒� when testifying about key events.

SA国际影视传媒楾oo many questions that are unansweredSA国际影视传媒�

SA国际影视传媒淭here is no reason to reject his evidence. Period,SA国际影视传媒� said TsettaSA国际影视传媒檚 lawyer, Evan McIntyre, who argued that his client should be acquitted of all charges.

The deceased complainantSA国际影视传媒檚 SA国际影视传媒渞elatively untestedSA国际影视传媒� evidence SA国际影视传媒� as he wasnSA国际影视传媒檛 able to cross-examine her in court SA国际影视传媒� was SA国际影视传媒渟imply not enoughSA国际影视传媒� to convict his client of the alleged May 2017 attack, he said.

McIntyre said the court should have significant concerns about the second complainantSA国际影视传媒檚 reliability as well, as she was intoxicated that night.

He said the SA国际影视传媒渃rux of the case,SA国际影视传媒� came down to SA国际影视传媒渟erious inconsistenciesSA国际影视传媒� in her memory on the night in question. When presented with inconsistencies, McIntyre said she became argumentative.

But her at-times SA国际影视传媒渃ombativeSA国际影视传媒� demeanor on the stand only added weight to her version of events, said Piche.

SA国际影视传媒淥f course sheSA国际影视传媒檚 angry,SA国际影视传媒� said the prosecutor, reminding the court the woman testified that she had SA国际影视传媒渓ived in hate,SA国际影视传媒� in the years since the alleged assault.

McIntyre pointed to the womanSA国际影视传媒檚 inability to recount her walk home from TsettaSA国际影视传媒檚 home in its entirety and suggested the injuries she sustained SA国际影视传媒� she also suffered bruising on her arm and leg SA国际影视传媒� could have been caused by someone else.

He argued the woman's account of what happened to her could have been shaped by Tsetta's reputation in the community. He was facing charges at the time.

Piche said itSA国际影视传媒檚 possible the bruising occurred on the way home. But the prosecutor said the womanSA国际影视传媒檚 vaginal injuries were SA国际影视传媒渃ompletely consistentSA国际影视传媒� with her account of what happened to her.

Her account of  being SA国际影视传媒渞aped over and over again SA国际影视传媒� fighting (Tsetta) off SA国际影视传媒� begging him to let her go,SA国际影视传媒� is not SA国际影视传媒渟omething one can be mistaken about because they are intoxicated,SA国际影视传媒� said Piche.

Justice Louise Charbonneau is expected to give her decision on Aug. 9.