The accused was charged with sexual assault, sexual interference with a person under 14, and invitation to sexual touching arising from a secretive sexual relationship with the complainant between 1993 and 1995 when she was aged 11 to 13 and he was 25 to 27.
The court applied the W.D. framework to assess credibility, rejecting the accused's blanket denial based on internal inconsistencies including his admitted awareness of the complainant's crush, his capacity for secretive relationships, and implausible claims about limited contact with corroborating witnesses.
The complainant's testimony was found credible and corroborated by her childhood friend.
The accused was convicted on three counts; a fourth count was stayed by the Crown.
