"A man accused of raping a woman in London denied he was angry when she received a call from Donald Trump's son, a court has heard. Barron Trump, the youngest son of the US president, was on a video call with the woman, who cannot be named, in January last year when he allegedly witnessed her allegedly being assaulted by a man in London and alerted police."
"It was hard for me not to be jealous, he said when questioned by the prosecutor, Serena Gates. When pressed as to whether he had been angry or jealous, Rumiantsev said that he was quite used to her receiving calls and didn't attach much weight to that one day. I wasn't angry, but I'll be honest I was quite exhausted, he said."
"He flew into a rage when he noticed Trump calling her in the early hours of 18 January 2025, answered the call and attacked her as Trump watched on FaceTime from across the Atlantic. The jurors were shown a video, which the prosecutor said showed the alleged victim on the floor, crying, with the defendant standing and saying to her in Russian: Do you understand?"
Matvei Rumiantsev, a 22-year-old Russian citizen from east London, faces charges including assault and two counts of rape related to an alleged January incident. Barron Trump was on a FaceTime call with the unnamed woman and reportedly witnessed the alleged assault, then alerted police. Rumiantsev denies all charges and told the court he was not angry about the incoming call, saying he was exhausted and accustomed to her receiving calls. Prosecutors say he flew into a rage after seeing missed calls from Trump and attacked her after answering the early-morning call. Jurors were shown a video of the woman on the floor crying while the defendant stood over her.
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