J.D. was charged with one count of sexual interference involving his wife's five-year-old niece.
The trial focused on whether J.D. committed the alleged act.
The Crown presented the complainant's testimony, which the court found credible and consistent despite minor inconsistencies.
The defence presented J.D.'s wife, J.C., whose exculpatory testimony regarding J.D.'s opportunity, the complainant's alleged motive to fabricate, and a potential third-party suspect was largely rejected by the court as unbelievable and unreliable.
The court applied the principles of R. v. W.(D.) and R. v. B.(G.). in assessing witness credibility, ultimately finding the complainant's evidence compelling and sufficient to establish guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
