THE night after allegedly raping a woman in a hotel, footballer Nile Ranger was seen at the same front desk booking a room, a court heard today (Wednesday, February 26).

The 22-year-old former Newcastle United striker denies raping the woman after they had been out together in Newcastle city centre last January.

She told Newcastle Crown Court after swapping messages with him, she met the player, now with Swindon Town, in a bar and the next thing she can remember is waking up naked in a hotel room the following morning.

During cross-examination by Toby Hedworth QC, defending, the woman who gave evidence via a videolink, wept when he suggested she had sex twice with Ranger, and was "enthusiastically participating".

She has claimed she was too intoxicated to consent and was not attracted to the footballer.

Later, she told the jury she returned to the Carlton Hotel, Jesmond, the night after with a relative to see if they could check the CCTV on the premises.

The alleged victim told the court: "Nile Ranger was at the front desk.

"He was booking another room for that night, for the same thing to happen to someone else.

"I know this is not the first time this has happened."

Mr Hedworth said the complainant in a rape case would be granted anonymity while the person accused would be "plastered across the media".

He added: "You can say what you like about him. You can say he's done it to that person, this person, the other person in the hope that mud sticks."

The alleged victim replied: "That's not true.

"I know me, I know what happened that night."

The trial was adjourned until tomorrow (Thursday, February 27).