What happened in court last week
Each of the five accused men in this trial has a defence team. Their respective lawyers get an opportunity to question the complainant, E.M.
The trial began April 25 with jury selection and proceedings got underway April 28.
Court left off on Friday with questions from the third of those five teams, meaning E.M. is a little more than halfway through her time being questioned via video from another room.
She has accused the five men of assaulting her at a London hotel after a night out at Jack’s bar in 2018.
The men’s lawyers so far have focused their cross-examination on E.M.’s behaviour before, during and after the alleged assault, from what she drank and how she danced at the bar to the “persona” or “alter ego” they suggest she adopted at the hotel.
Lawyers have raised questions about inconsistencies between E.M.’s police statement, civil lawsuit and testimony in court. They have also questioned her about misidentifying two men as potentially involved in the alleged assault, when they were not.
E.M. has said she is remembering details as best she can and has maintained she did not consent to what happened in the hotel room.
You can read more about last week’s cross-examinations here.