Criminal trial concerning multiple historical sexual offence allegations involving two child complainants and a former partner of their mother.
The court reviewed the law governing assessment of child witness evidence and the criminal standard of proof, emphasizing that corroboration was not required and that each complainant's allegations had to be assessed independently.
The court found one complainant's evidence credible, reliable, detailed, and unshaken in cross-examination, proving sexual interference and sexual assault beyond a reasonable doubt.
The other complainant's evidence raised reasonable doubt because of material inconsistencies, omissions, uncertainty, and vagueness, resulting in acquittals on those counts.
