The defendant, Shawn Rene Bansfield, was charged with two counts of sexual assault and two counts of breaching probation.
The Crown dismissed two counts related to a February 11, 2020 incident.
For the remaining charges from February 10, 2020, the court found the defendant not guilty.
The key witness's testimony was deemed unreliable due to drug use, sleep deprivation, and inconsistent observations, and the video evidence was of poor quality, leading to reasonable doubt.
The court also addressed arguments regarding the necessity of proving the complainant's full name as particularized and the relevance of the relationship between the accused and complainant when consent is negated by unconsciousness.
