The accused was charged with sexual assault, sexual interference, and sexual exploitation of a person with a mental disability in September 2013.
The trial evidence was completed in January 2017.
The defence applied for a stay of proceedings alleging a breach of the accused's Charter right to trial within a reasonable time under section 11(b).
The court applied the Jordan framework and found that the net delay of 512 days fell below the presumptive ceiling of 18 months for provincial court trials.
The court attributed significant delay to defence conduct and found that exceptional circumstances, including surprise witness testimony leading to expanded investigation and case complexity, reasonably explained the remaining delay.
The application was dismissed.
