The accused, S.S., was tried on one count of sexual assault and one count of inviting a person under 14 to touch him for a sexual purpose, involving a child complainant.
The defense argued fabrication due to a financial dispute between S.S. and the complainant's father.
The court rejected the defense's evidence as implausible and inconsistent, particularly S.S.'s explanation for seeking forgiveness post-arrest.
The court found the complainant and her parents credible, accepting their accounts of incidents in the Scarborough townhouse.
While finding reasonable doubt for incidents in Red Deer and Stouffville, the court found S.S. guilty beyond a reasonable doubt for the incidents in Scarborough, which were sufficient for conviction on both counts.
