A New South Wales police officer has gone on trial in the ACT Supreme Court after he allegedly lied to a court to support a fake rape claim by his then-girlfriend.
Scott John White is facing two charges of perjury, after he told a court he did not discuss a statement with Sarah Jane Parkinson, who he has since married.
Parkinson accused her former partner of raping her in March 2014.
The jury heard she had told police she was hanging out washing in the garden of the house they had bought when her former partner assaulted her, slamming her head into a brick wall and raping her.
The jury also heard evidence police called to the home found her in a state of distress.
The court was told police arrested her former partner as he left work, and he was jailed until they realised their mistake.
Today, the jury in Mr White's perjury trial was told Parkinson was convicted of making a false statement and jailed after she eventually pleaded guilty to the charge.
Prosecutor Anthony Williamson told the court the case was about not telling the truth.
"This trial is about telling lies," he said.
He told the jury the one place you could not tell lies was in court.
Mr Williamson told the jury the evidence would include text messages between Mr White and Parkinson, and a...
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