The accused was tried on two historical sexual assault counts arising from allegations spanning the mid-1980s to early 1990s.
On the first count, the court found the complainant's account raised serious timing problems and irreconcilable conflicts with other evidence, leaving a reasonable doubt as to whether any proven assaults occurred after the accused turned eighteen and thus within the court's jurisdiction.
On the second count, the court held that even substantially accepting the complainant's evidence about later sexual activity, the Crown failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the complainant's participation was non-consensual in law or, in any event, that the accused knew of, or was reckless or wilfully blind to, any lack of consent.
Both counts resulted in acquittals.
