Following a judge-alone criminal trial, the court convicted the accused on multiple sexual offences against two child complainants living in his household.
The court carefully assessed child-witness evidence using principles recognizing children's developmental stage while maintaining the Crown's burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
Videorecorded statements admitted under s. 715.1 of the Criminal Code were treated as important contemporaneous evidence.
Alleged inconsistencies, possible influence, and suggested collusion were rejected as immaterial, and the accused's denial was not believed and did not raise a reasonable doubt.
