The accused was charged with assaulting three of his young children with a belt and a wire/cable, assault causing bodily harm, and forcible confinement.
The charges arose amidst a highly acrimonious custody dispute with the children's mother.
The defence sought to introduce the children's prior statements from an unrelated, unfounded sexual assault investigation to argue they were prone to collusion and influence.
The court admitted the statements but gave them little weight.
Relying on the children's video-recorded police statements, their trial testimony, and corroborating medical evidence of patterned injuries, the court found the accused guilty of the assault charges.
The court acquitted the accused of forcible confinement due to reasonable doubt regarding the reliability of the child's delayed disclosure.
