The mother of a teenage girl who was allegedly raped by a man in Oxford city centre has told a jury he 'made her friend watch'.
Amin Abedi Mofrad, of Mill Lane, Reading, is charged with two offences, in relation to an incident near the Westgate on Valentine's Day last year.
Abedi Mofrad, 35, has denied one count of raping a girl and one count of assault by penetration.
On Thursday, October 2, the jury heard evidence from the girl's mother.
She explained that her daughter didn't initially tell her what happened.
The mother said: "She said her and her friend had been attacked in Oxford.
"She felt very uncomfortable about giving me details. She said she had been raped and she eventually got away."
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The mother added that her daughter initially reported the incident to an online victim support service. Due to her age, they informed the police.
She said that they came across two men on a bench after going to McDonald's.
The mother said: "She said that they were being friendly and nice. But then one of them grabbed her arm. He was putting his arms around her.
"She felt if she didn't comply, she thought something really bad would happen.
"She has lived a very sheltered life. She is not street smart. She would never have thought she would have met someone who would do something like that.
"She said he raped her and made her friend watch. The men were swapping the girls around and sexually abusing them."
The mother was asked if her daughter gave a description of the men.
She said: "She (her daughter) said they were both of ethnic minorities. She couldn't really understand them, they didn't speak much English.
"They were very forceful. To start with they were friendly, but then all of a sudden it got out of hand."
Opening the case for the prosecution on September 30, Patrick Upward KC told the jury that the complainant had been attending a rave with a friend for 15 to 18-year-olds at The Bridge Nightclub in Hythe Bridge Street.
The jury heard that the girls had consumed a small bottle of vodka between them before leaving at around 10:30pm.
Mr Upward told the jury that they then headed to McDonald's, but en-route bought another bottle of vodka with a fake ID.
After leaving McDonald's, the girls went towards the Westgate and came across two men sitting on a bench in Queen Street.
It was here that the alleged attack took place.
The trial continues.
