The accused was tried on multiple sexual and child-exploitation charges arising from online communications and an in-person meeting with a 15-year-old complainant.
The court found the Crown proved, through circumstantial evidence, device evidence, matching BBM pin data, screenshots, and a recorded call, that the accused was the online communicator, knew the complainant's age, sent sexually explicit material, lured the complainant, possessed and distributed child pornography, invited sexual touching, and attempted to procure the complainant for sexual services.
The court rejected the complainant's evidence on the alleged in-person touching because of serious credibility and reliability concerns, including exaggerations, contradictions with surveillance video, and motive to fabricate, and entered acquittals on sexual assault and sexual interference.
Findings of guilt were entered on the remaining counts subject to conditional or election-based stays for overlapping offences.
