Public schoolboy: Greg Cox, who runs a firm offering loans to customers with poor credit ratings, spends much of his time flying round the world for pleasure or marketing conferences
A millionaire former public school boy is to stand trial in Australia for the alleged rape of a young woman on Bondi Beach. Entrepreneur Greg Cox, 32, is accused of sexually assaulting a 21-year-old woman from Bermuda at a fashionable bar on the beach in January. Cox, from Battersea, South London, has never denied having sex with the woman but always insisted it was consensual.
Appearing
in court in September, his lawyers unsuccessfully applied for an injunction in
a bid to keep his name out of the media on account of his privileged background
and successful career. They argued that the fact that he comes from a
well-known family and attended an elite boarding school - Millfield near
Glastonbury, Somerset - coupled with his high standing in the British business
community, he would suffer 'undue embarrassment' as a result of the charges.
At
today's committal hearing, convened to decide whether there is enough evidence
to take the case to trial, Mr Cox's barrister, Graham Turnbull, said there were
'inconsistencies' in versions of events his alleged victim had given to police.
He claimed that, under cross-examination her allegations would unravel and
there was a reasonable chance the charge against Mr Cox would be dismissed. Nevertheless, Magistrate Greg Walsh ruled the
'Crown case is not without strength' and Mr Cox's chance of a fair trial would
not be prejudiced. The businessman – who runs a firm offering loans to
customers with poor credit ratings – spends much of his time flying round the
world for pleasure or marketing conferences. Among his Facebook friends he lists
'It girl' Peaches Geldof.
Fashionable: Cox is said to have met the woman he is accused of raping at the Bucket List nightclub close to Bondi
Sun, sea, sand... Cox is accused of raping a 21-year-old woman on Bondi Beach after meeting her at a Bondi night club
In
recent years he has been a director of a number of companies and was living in
a £1million flat in Battersea, South London. Cox is accused of raping a
21-year-old woman on Bondi Beach after meeting her at a Bondi night club. He is
said to have met the woman he is accused of raping at the Bucket List nightclub
close to Bondi. The assault is alleged
to have occurred on January 22 between 11.10pm and 11.30pm. Cox has denied the
allegations against him. According to Sydney’s Sunday Telegraph, Cox has been
staying at a luxury beachside apartment in the suburb of Bronte, a few miles
from Bondi.
Society friends: Among Cox's Facebook friends he lists 'It girl' Peaches Geldof, pictured at a red carpet event in London earlier last month
He is said to have been snorkelling at Hamilton Island, off the Queensland Coast, and attended a surfing event in the Sydney suburb of Manly. His lawyers today made an application to amend his bail conditions to allow him to return to Britain to look after his business interests. But the magistrate ruled that it would be a matter for the District Court to decide if Mr Cox should be allowed to return home before the trial, which is unlikely to be held before May.
On the
Quintessential company’s website, he is described as an entrepreneur with more
than 12 years’ experience running his own company ‘from start-up to £40million
turnover’. It said Cox and a colleague were in Sydney to attend a digital
marketing conference being held at Darling Harbour last January. His goals, Cox
says on a personal website page, are 'very simple – be the best at what I do'. He
also has a London-based company called Cloud9 Media. His Quintessential Finance
company lays heavy emphasis on socialising with its business partners, issuing
invitations to a party in Las Vegas and posting tweets in anticipation of a
night out in New York.
Source: Daily Mail UK
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