The appellant appealed his convictions for criminal harassment and sexual assault, as well as his six-month conditional sentence order.
The offences occurred at a housing shelter where both the appellant and the complainant resided.
On appeal, the appellant argued the verdicts were unreasonable, the trial judge misapprehended evidence, his Charter rights were violated due to lost video surveillance, and he received ineffective assistance of counsel.
The Superior Court of Justice dismissed the appeal, finding the trial judge's credibility assessments were sound, the lost video evidence was peripheral and not due to police negligence, and the trial was fair.
The sentence was also upheld as fit and proportionate.
