Girl, 14, raped in city centre park just minutes after meeting man, 43, outside Wetherspoons pub, court hears
Nicholas Foreman, from Dorset, allegedly attacked the youngster shortly after meeting her outside of a Wetherspoons.
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The pair allegedly met outside the Standing Order Wetherspoon in Southampton, on the evening of February 15.
After that, they reportedly went to Houndwell Park where she was attacked at around 10.30pm.
Charles Gabb, prosecuting, told Winchester Crown Court that the Foreman felt that "temptation that she presented to him, he was just unable to resist, and he embraced that temptation with gusto".
He added: "Just 26 minutes it took from the very first time that these two have ever clapped eyes on each other to the time the deeds had been done."
Foreman faces eight charges in total, three of which are for rape.
An additional charge of sexual assault has been levied against him, along with four alternative charges of sexual activity with a child.
According to Mr Gabb, the girl made excuses to get away from the defendant.
He added that police eventually raced to the scene when members of the public raised concerns about the girl's "distressed" state.
The prosecutor said that Foreman told police that he believed the youngster was aged over 18 and that she had consented to the sexual act.
Mr Gabb said: "He then subsequently maintained to state that she had instigated everything, therefore shifting the responsibility to this child away from him, effectively saying she started it."
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