The prosecution yesterday closed its case against Wesley Carlos Payne, who is on trial for the alleged rape of a nurse at the Wismar Hospital in Linden.
He is accused of sexually penetrating the woman without her consent on September 10, 2008.
The unrepresented Payne, called “Piggy,” when called upon to lead his defence, opted to do so in sworn testimony from the witness box, during which he professed his innocence.
His story is that he is being
