The accused was tried on charges of sexual assault, sexual interference, and invitation to sexual touching arising from historic allegations by his granddaughter concerning repeated abuse during childhood visits to her grandparents' home.
The court reviewed the complainant's adopted video statement, the accused's denial evidence, and corroborative and contradictory evidence from family members.
Applying the criminal standard of proof and the W.(D.) framework, the court found the complainant generally impressive but identified reliability concerns in certain aspects of her account and held that the totality of the evidence left a reasonable doubt.
The accused was acquitted on all counts.
