Grzegorz Marcin Dorsz

The appellant, convicted of sexual assault and touching for a sexual purpose, appealed his convictions.

The appeal focused on the trial judge's credibility assessment of the complainant and the appellant, the interpretation of text messages, and the admissibility of fresh evidence regarding the appellant's post-conviction dementia diagnosis.

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, upholding the trial judge's findings on credibility and the interpretation of inculpatory text messages as admissions of sexual abuse.

The court also rejected the fresh evidence application, finding it lacked cogency and due diligence.

The appellant sought leave to appeal from a Summary Convictions Appeal Court decision dated August 15, 2016, which had dismissed an appeal from a conviction entered on October 21, 2014.

The Court of Appeal found that the proposed appeal did not raise a question of law of importance to the administration of justice and that the merits of the proposed appeal were not sufficiently strong to warrant granting leave to appeal.

Leave to appeal was refused.