On the second night they were together, Barton told the jury, he inserted his fist into her vagina and kept in there for 10 minutes. When he withdrew his hand, he said, his fingers were covered in blood.
Barton testified he went into the bathroom to wash his hand and brush his teeth, then returned to the semi-dark bedroom and sat on the bed while Gladue went into the washroom. He said he fell asleep and found her in the bathroom the next morning.
"Mr. Barton, I suggest to you that the events that you described are preposterous," Snowdon said. "The reason why they sound so preposterous is because they are untrue."