The accused, a physician, was charged with one count of sexual assault against his employee.
The Crown alleged multiple incidents of unwanted touching and attempted kissing in the workplace, set against a backdrop of admitted sexual harassment.
The court applied the W.(D.) framework to assess credibility, rejecting the accused's denials as implausible and inconsistent.
Finding the complainant's evidence credible and corroborated in part by other witnesses, the court concluded that at least one incident of sexual assault—rubbing his groin against her leg—was proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
A conviction was entered.