The defendant was charged with sexual assault following an incident at an Airbnb apartment in Toronto.
The complainant alleged she was asleep when the defendant initiated sexual contact without her consent.
The defendant did not testify and called no evidence.
The trial turned on the credibility of the complainant and two corroborating witnesses.
The court found significant inconsistencies and contradictions in the complainant's evidence, including discrepancies between her trial testimony and her initial police statement, exaggerations regarding her level of intoxication, and unsubstantiated claims about the defendant's drug use.
Critically, a witness testified that the complainant and defendant appeared to engage in consensual sexual activity in the bed before walking together into the washroom, directly contradicting the complainant's account of being assaulted while asleep.
The court found it dangerous to rely on the complainant's evidence and acquitted the defendant.
