The accused, a young person at the time of the events, was charged with multiple sexual assaults against a younger cousin occurring between 2003 and 2008.
The complainant disclosed the allegations years later and provided evolving accounts during police interviews, discussions with Crown counsel, and trial testimony.
The court found significant inconsistencies between prior statements and trial evidence, raising reasonable doubt about many alleged incidents.
However, the accused had provided a videotaped police statement admitting to a single incident involving sexual touching when he was thirteen and the complainant was seven.
Relying on that admission and finding the complainant confused but not dishonest, the court convicted the accused of sexual assault for that incident.
