The accused was tried on charges of sexual assault, sexual interference, and invitation to sexual touching arising from repeated sexualized conduct involving his stepdaughter when she was between 10 and 12 years old.
Applying the W. (D.) framework, the court rejected the accused's denial and found his attempt to explain incriminating statements to police to be illogical and unbelievable.
The court accepted the complainant's evidence as credible and sufficiently reliable notwithstanding inconsistencies about dates, duration, and frequency, treating those imperfections in light of her age at the time of the events and her learning disability.
The accused's utterances to police materially corroborated the complainant's account.
The Crown proved all three counts beyond a reasonable doubt.
