A FORMER chief superintendent on trial for rape and stalking sent one of his alleged victims lyrics from "those well-known stalkers the Bee Gees", a court heard.
Ex-Humberside Police chief superintendent Colin Andrews, 58, denies rape, stalking, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, witness intimidation, harassment, and two counts of common assault.
Tania Griffiths QC, defending Mr Andrews at Manchester Crown Court, referred the alleged stalking victim to song lyrics Mr Andrews had sent her and said: "These are all lines from those well-known stalkers the Bee Gees."
The barrister then read the opening words from the Bee Gees' 1987 hit You Win Again: "I couldn't figure why you couldn't give me what everybody needs.
"I shouldn't let you kick me when I'm down."
She then said, "I'm not going to sing it, don't worry", which drew laughter from the jury.
Miss Griffiths continued: "And the chorus: 'There's no fight you can't fight, this battle of love with me. You win again'."
The court heard Mr Andrews had also sent another woman lyrics from Take That and Robbie Williams, Miss Griffiths said.
The lyrics, "No matter what they tell us, no matter what they say, no matter what they teach us, what we believe is the truth," from the Boyzone hit No Matter What were also read out.
Mr Andrews was first arrested on August 20 last year after a passer-by called 999 just after 7pm to report him behaving "aggressively" towards a woman in Park Grove, west Hull.
The woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, earlier told the court she received a threatening text message from Mr Andrews after he had been spoken to by police but before his arrest, which was initially on suspicion of assaulting the man who made the 999 call.
Miss Griffiths asked her: "Did you do anything with your phone before you gave it to the police?"
"Nothing," said the woman.
"Did you delete any texts before handing the phone to the police on August 21?"
The woman said: "Well probably, because I delete all my texts when I go to bed."
Miss Griffiths asked her: "Did you delete anything because you didn't want the police to see it?"
"There wasn't anything I didn't want the police to see," the woman replied.
After similar exchanges, Miss Griffiths asked: "Did you delete what you referred to as incriminating texts?"
The woman replied: "No. I deleted a couple of pictures."
"Why?" asked Miss Griffiths.
"To save somebody's blushes," the woman replied.
Reading from one of the woman's texts, Miss Griffiths said: "'I got rid of the incriminating evidence on my phone'. Is that the truth?"
The woman answered: "Yes. That was a text I sent, yes."
The trial continues.
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