Jury deliberating in Lynn rape trial

SALEM – Deliberations have begun in the rape trial of a Lynn man accused of participating in the gang rape of a Salem teenager in his bedroom.Defense attorney William Martin told jurors to “use all your senses” to find inconsistencies in the victim’s testimony and statements to police alleging that four men took turns raping her in a Lynn apartment after they had all been drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana.?She had the opportunity to get a little wild,” Martin said. “She wants to have fun?then stuff starts to happen, and she goes for it at first.”Rafael Nina Brito, 22, is charged with aggravated rape for his alleged participation in the rape of a then-17-year-old Salem girl on Feb. 15, 2008, when he and three other men were supposed to be giving her a ride home from a friend?s house in Lynn. Instead, they took her to Brito’s mother’s house, where they took turns raping her.But Assistant District Attorney Greg Friedholm depicted in his own closing argument a scenario in which the men pre-planned the rape by talking in Spanish as they drove around the city with (the victim), and lied to her about their plans once they arrived at the apartment.?[Brito] was the one that gave more alcohol to her, and offered up his house, his bedroom,” Friedholm said. “He made his bedroom their own personal playground. Hold him responsible for that.”The jury began deliberating at about 12:30 p.m. after Judge John T. “Jack” Lu gave them careful instructions and explained that, if found not guilty of aggravated rape, Brito could also be convicted of the lesser charges of rape and/or indecent assault and battery.Two men pleaded guilty to the rape last week and are currently serving state prison terms.