Actor and footballer Craig Gunguta, 30, has pleaded not guilty in Melbourne County Court to allegations that he raped a woman after a night out at Lux nightclub in December 2023. Prosecutors allege the woman was asleep and unable to consent when Gunguta entered her bedroom at her home in Melbourne’s west, making the case significant because it centres on alleged sexual activity involving a sleeping person.

The court heard the woman had consumed only a small amount of alcohol and had gone home because she was tired. Witnesses gave differing accounts about events at the nightclub and house, including who invited Gunguta inside and whether he behaved flirtatiously with another woman; the complainant alleges the assault lasted about 20 minutes before she pushed him away and told him to leave.