US exec accused of raping Irish student had “no injuries” detective tells court

The former Goldman Sachs exec accused of raping an Irish student in the Hamptons had “no injuries” after the alleged attack, an investigating detective on the case has told the second day of his trial in New York.

Detective Ryan Hogan told the the Suffolk County Criminal Court that he took photographs of Jason Lee on the afternoon of August 20th as part of the investigation, to document any injuries and recovery his clothing.

Detective Hogan of East Hampton Town Police Department said that Mr Lee had a “little cut on the cuticle of his thumb” and when questioned by defense attorney Andrew Lankler whether the cut was “consistent with chewed nails,” Mr Hogan agreed, “yes - if you look at my finger nails anyway.”

The 37 year old was arrested at the luxury home he rented with his wife in East Hampton, accused of sexually assaulting a woman in the bathroom while her friend and brother partied nearby.

Mr Lee met the student at local nightclub Georgica, before returning to Lee’s $33,000 a month rental property after the bar closed at 4am on the morning of August 20th, 2013.

The J1 student who was 20 at the time, told police that Lee forced his way into the bathroom, pinned her down with his hand over her mouth and raped her.

In opening statements on Monday, prosecutor Kerriann Kelly said that Mr Lee was “a man who wanted one thing and one thing only - and that was sex and he used her to get it”.

It’s the prosecutions case, that Mr Lee continued his “disgusting attack” until the alleged victim kneed him in the groin.

Police were called to the scene for a separate incident and when they arrived, Ms Kelly claimed that Lee told the arriving officer, “we’re good, you can go,” before disappearing for two hours until he was discovered hiding in the back seat of his Range Rover.

Lee told police that he had fallen asleep and was drunk and embarrassed but in opening statements on Monday, Ms Kelly claimed that Mr Lee made two phone calls to cab companies, including one that was turned away at the scene by a police officer, as well several calls to the car service Uber and numerous calls to his friend Reme Duncan who was still in the house.

Local taxi dispatcher Yadira Holandes-Vlazques started work at 6am on the morning of August 20th and received a call requesting a cab to number One Clover Leaf Lane, to Montauk Surf Lodge.

Ms Holandes-Vlazques testified that the caller was “agitated, he was definitely under stress” and she had asked the driver to get there soon because the caller had said it was an emergency.

She received an “upset” call again a short time later, from a man asking “where the f*ck is my taxi?”

Under cross examination from the defense, the dispatcher agreed with lawyer Andrew Lankler’s evaluation of the caller as a “pushy New Yorker, who wanted his cab and he wanted it now.”

Mr Lee has pleaded not guilty to rape and assault. The trial continues.