The sex between a Goldman Sachs executive and the woman who accused him of rape was consensual, according to defense attorney, Edward Burke Jr.
Jason Lee was arraigned on a three-count indictment, including first-degree rape, in Suffolk County Criminal Court on Friday.
Burke, who spoke to reporters after Lee posted $100,000 bail, said his client, a 37-year-old married man from New York City, did have consensual sex with the 20-year-old woman.
"We have what is an apparent rush to arrest my client, a rush to the grand jury and a rush to indict my client," Burke said. The findings of the rape kit, he said, may not even be concluded yet.
The woman, visiting from Ireland, said Lee attacked her in the bathroom of his East Hampton house, District Attorney Thomas Spota said, after the arraignment.
Lee was celebrating his 37th birthday at Georgica restaurant in Wainscott when he met the woman, buying her and friends drinks throughout the night, Spota said.
He invited her and some friends back to his Clover Leaf Lane summer rental at about 4 a.m. Her brother, who spent the summer working in the East Hampton area, also accompanied them, Spota said, adding that the woman was visiting her brother after working in another state for the summer before they were to return to Ireland.
The woman told police Lee was naked when he tried to follow her into the bathroom. She tried to close the door, but "he shoved it open with enough force to cause her to fall to the floor where Lee immediately pinned her," according to a statement from Spota's office.
The woman tried to push Lee off of her, but was unable to stop the rape. Ultimately, she kneed him in the groin, and escaped, Spota said, though Burke rebuffed the claim. "That never happened," he said.
The alleged victim "made an immediate outcry," telling friends what happened, Spota said.
A police officer, called to the house to investigate what was later determined to be a false report of a stolen vehicle, was informed of the rape. Detectives were called and the woman was taken to a hospital for an exam.
Lee was found hiding in his car 45 minutes to an hour later, Spota claims.
A nurse, trained to handle sexual assault cases, found "injuries consistent with the allegations she was making," Spota said. He said she had bruising.
Despite the accusations of a violent attack, Burke said Lee was unscathed. "There is not a bump, not a bruise, not a scrape on my client at all."
"My client is adamant he did not perform these serious allegations upon the complainant," he said.
A grand jury indicted Lee earlier this month on first-degree rape, a felony, and sexual misconduct and third-degree assault, both misdemeanors. Free on $20,000 since the original arrest, he posted an additional $80,000 and was released, again, on Friday.
A married man, his wife, Alicia, was not at the house at the time of the alleged attack. She was present in court on Friday, holding her husband's hand as they entered and left.
She is standing by her husband, according to Burke.
According to published reports, Lee is a managing director at a global investment banking and securities firm.
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