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Historical teacher sexual abuse convictions upheld on credible complainant evidence.
The accused, a former primary school teacher, was tried on multiple historical sexual offences against four male complainants spanning more than two decades.
The court applied the W.D. framework, admitted similar fact reasoning for three complainants, and found a consistent pattern of grooming and sexualized touching involving lap-sitting, touching of buttocks and genitals, and exploitation of the accused's role as a trusted teacher.
The court rejected the defence theory that the allegations were fabricated out of communal anger over an earlier unrelated allegation, and found the accused and his mother not credible.
The evidence of the complainants, supported in part by an independent student teacher witness, proved guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Director ordered to refrain from refusing MVIS licence and mechanic registration as appellant demonstrated improved knowledge.
The appellant appealed the Director's proposal to refuse his application for a motor vehicle inspection station (MVIS) licence and registration as a motor vehicle inspection mechanic.
The appellant's previous licence and registration were revoked in 2015 due to issuing improper safety certificates, which the Tribunal had found was due to a lack of knowledge rather than dishonesty.
The Tribunal found that the appellant had since taken adequate steps to educate himself on the new regulations and rust-related safety issues.
The Tribunal concluded that the Director did not have reasonable grounds to believe the appellant would not act in accordance with the law, honesty, integrity, and competence, and ordered the Director to refrain from carrying out the proposal.
Crown appeal of conditional discharge for domestic bail breach dismissed; sentence not demonstrably unfit.
The Crown appealed a conditional discharge and refusal to make a DNA order imposed on the respondent for breaching a no-contact bail condition.
The respondent had met his wife for coffee while on bail for domestic assault charges.
The summary conviction appeal judge found no error in principle in the trial judge's reasoning and held that the sentence was not demonstrably unfit.
The refusal to order a DNA sample was also upheld, as a sample had already been ordered for the underlying assault conviction.
The appeal was dismissed.
