A New Zealand man who hit, choked and had rough sex after sexual role play with a woman has been found not guilty of rape and assault.

Apparently the jury accepted the accused might have had reasonable grounds for not realizing the woman wanted him to stop, despite her saying so.’

The defense lawyer said the woman led James Charles Loads to believe she was into rough sex and role play, “These were two people who were out of their depth.”

However, the woman in this case had cried, vomited and pleaded Loads to stop.

The woman contacted a friend immediately after believing she was raped, and the friend took her to a hospital where she contacted the police.

 Stuff.co.nz