The accused was charged with communicating with a person under 18 for the purpose of facilitating a sexual assault after a 15-year-old complainant received solicitations via Kijiji.
The Crown's case relied entirely on circumstantial evidence, including IP address logs, computer key logger data, and cell phone records linking the offending email address and phone number to the accused.
The court found that the cumulative effect of the circumstantial evidence, including the accused's access to the specific computers and his connection to the cell phone used, proved his identity as the sender beyond a reasonable doubt.
The accused was found guilty.
