The defendant was charged with multiple counts of assault, sexual assault, and forcible confinement arising from a domestic relationship spanning from 2004 to 2017.
The trial involved only two witnesses: the complainant and the defendant.
The complainant testified to a series of criminal acts; the defendant denied all allegations.
The central issue was the credibility and reliability of both parties' evidence.
Although the judge found the complainant to be largely credible, significant reliability concerns undermined her testimony, including memory blocking, delayed disclosure, lack of corroboration, and inconsistencies between her police statement and trial testimony.
The defendant was acquitted on all counts.
