British radio host Nigel Wrench, who is accused of raping a man he met at a New Year party said today that he believed the alleged victim was enjoying himself and agreed to perform a sex act on him.

Wrench said he met the alleged victim at the party, and that he snorted cocaine with the younger man before inviting him back to his apartment.

After getting there, they drank champagne before starting to kiss.

"I said to him 'Let's go to bed'. He smiled and said yes," Wrench said.

Wrench said he never did anything with the alleged victim that he had not agreed to and would have stopped if he had been asked.

"The last thing - that is the irony of the situation, isn't it? - I would have done is to harm him," Wrench said.

Guardian writes:

"He told the court he had never made a secret about being gay and had presented a lesbian and gay radio programme, Out This Week, on BBC Radio Five Live.

"He said he was also open about the fact that he was HIV positive and had spoken on the radio and written articles about it.

"Wrench, 47, added that he told his alleged victim about his HIV status on the night they met. The court has been told the alleged victim also has HIV."

Last update: 02-07-2008 23:04