Mark John Hird

- From Southland, New Zealand
- 27-years old
- Charged with seven counts including rape and assault
- Accused of laughing while watching videotape of woman he raped
- Jury has watched parts of the video
- Woman was crying during video
- He denies raping her, she had asked him to have sex with her
- He admitted to assaulting man victim was with
- Woman admitted being videotaped while having sex with him before
- Hird had smoked marijuana and taken LSD before the incident

Mark John Hird is on trial for video taping himself raping a woman. He is charged with rape, sexual violation, attempted sexual violation, kidnapping, injuring with intent to injure, burglary and assault. He has denied all charges except assault. Hird argues that the woman consented to sex.
Victim's Story Details
- Victim was asleep in bed with another man when Hird arrived in his carThe Southland Times: Accused of video taping rape (December 2, 2008)
- Hird yelled outside about the man she was withThe Southland Times: Accused of video taping rape (December 2, 2008)
- He climbed through the laundry windowThe Southland Times: Accused of video taping rape (December 2, 2008)
- Hird punched and tried to stom the other man in the headThe Southland Times: Accused of video taping rape (December 2, 2008)
- He pushed the man into the bedroom wardrobeThe Southland Times: Accused of video taping rape (December 2, 2008)
- Hird asked woman why the other man got sex from her but he didn'tThe Southland Times: Accused of video taping rape (December 2, 2008)
- He asked the woman for sex, she repeatedly told him noThe Southland Times: Accused of video taping rape (December 2, 2008)
- He videotaped himself raping herThe Southland Times: Accused of video taping rape (December 2, 2008)
- He asked the woman if she wanted to watch the tape afterwardThe Southland Times: Accused of video taping rape (December 2, 2008)
- She said no, he watched it by himself while laughingThe Southland Times: Accused of video taping rape (December 2, 2008)
- On trial she said she had agreed to be videotaped while having sex with him before, and she had watched that tapeThe Southland Times: Accused of video taping rape (December 2, 2008)
His Defense
- Hird denies raping the womanThe Southland Times: Accused of video taping rape (December 2, 2008)
- Hird said the woman invited him to have sex with her so he would leaveTumeke Blogspot: From our, "Love-you-better-have-a-better... (December 2, 2008)
- He though the woman probably felt pressure to have sex with him, but he never forced herThe Southland Times: Jury watches digital footage of alleged rape (December 3, 2008)
- He said he felt disgusted with himself for video taping itThe Southland Times: Jury watches digital footage of alleged rape (December 3, 2008)
- He did not force the other man into the wardrobeThe Southland Times: Accused of video taping rape (December 2, 2008)
- The other man hid himself there and could have leftThe Southland Times: Accused of video taping rape (December 2, 2008)
- Hird had punched the man in the head but had tried to stomp on himTumeke Blogspot: From our, "Love-you-better-have-a-better... (December 2, 2008)
- Hird said he apologized to the other man after he realized the woman was lying to him about whom she was seeingThe Southland Times: Jury watches digital footage of alleged rape (December 3, 2008)