A married hotel manager has been found guilty of raping a woman during a job interview she took for a housekeeping job.
Ruel Lizardo Baradas, 34, pleaded not guilty to two counts of sexual intercourse without consent.
During the trial, Mr Baradas admitted he had abused his position for sex but he also denied that the incident was non-consensual.
A married hotel manager was found guilty of raping a woman during a job interview she took for a housekeeping job (stock image)
Despite his claim, the Supreme Court jury was quick to convict Mr Baradas.
The woman also provided evidence that she did not give her consent.
Prosecutor Stephen Geary described the 34-year-old as a ‘manipulative man’ and a ‘liar’ who took advantage of a vulnerable woman.
The 29-year-old woman, originally from Taiwan, had been in Australia for four days before the interview.
The court heard that she was interviewed for a housekeeping job at the Mantra Pandanas hotel in Darwin in October, the NT News reported.
Mr Baradas allegedly repeatedly asked the woman, ‘What can you do to convince me to hire you?’
The woman was then allegedly raped twice in the hotel suite’s bedroom.
Prosecutor Stephen Geary also said Mr Baradas told the woman she was ‘pretty and I like you’.
She was using a phone to communicate with Mr Badaras, translating from Mandarin to English.
A man has been accused of raping a woman during a job interview – after asking her, ‘What can you do to convince me to hire you?’
Mr Geary said Mr Badaras pointed at three Xs on the woman’s CV and said they ‘meant porn’.
After seeing she had experience as a masseuse, Mr Badaras suggested that he needed a massage from the woman, Mr Geary said.
Mr Badaras then said it was ‘her turn to be massaged’ and the woman ‘reluctantly agreed’, according to Mr Geary.
Mr Badaras then allegedly told her to roll over before taking off her pants and penetrating her twice.
The court heard a woman, 29, was interviewed for a housekeeping job at the Mantra Pandanas hotel in Darwin in October