'Friends with benefits' relationship ended in rape, court hears Isabel Delamere, prosecuting said Mr Meah had replied: "You want a s*** buddy." The court was told she responded: "Well yeah, I'm not going to beat around the bush, that's exactly what I want." The defendant then replied: "Yeah, I'm up for that, when do you want to s***?" The court heard they had sex on a number of occasions but in April 2011, the woman had begun a relationship with a new man. Miss Delamere told the jury that she sent Mr Meah a text message which read: "When you do see me next time, it will be strictly a friendship." She explained that he replied: "We can s***, right?' to which she replied 'No sorry babes'." The prosecutor said that when the defendant then sent a text asking "Why? You are my s******* buddy," she replied "I know, but I am seeing someone now and I am not the type to cheat." Miss Delamere told the jury: "She is telling him - no more sex. By April, she has made it perfectly plain she is in a relationship and is happy to chat. The court heard how in May 2011 the defendant who had allegedly been drinking arrived at the woman's flat. They sat on the flat together but when the woman's children went to bed it is claimed he attempted to touch her breasts. Miss Delamere said the woman told him firmly: "No, stop it, it's not going to happen." But it is alleged that he then went on to attack her and have sex with her against her will. The court heard how when he was arrested later that night, Mr Meah told police: "It's ridiculous, she invited me in." He also told detectives during interview that he had had consensual sex with her on three previous occasions. Miss Delamere told the jury that the issue for them to consider was whether the woman had consented to sex that night. The case continues