The accused was charged with sexual assault causing bodily harm and unlawful confinement after an incident in a hotel room.
The complainant, who was highly intoxicated, testified that the accused forced his way into her room, ripped off her underwear, and punched her repeatedly when she tried to escape.
The accused claimed they engaged in consensual sexual activity that went wrong and that he punched her to stop her from using the telephone.
The court rejected the accused's evidence, finding it contradictory and implausible.
While the court found the complainant was not so intoxicated as to lack capacity to consent, it accepted her evidence that she did not consent.
The accused was found guilty of both charges.
