The accused was tried on sexual-offence allegations arising from an alleged school-entry incident involving a child complainant.
Applying the reasonable-doubt standard and the governing principles for assessing child-witness evidence, the court held that the complainant's account on the core allegations was internally inconsistent, materially contradicted by independent school evidence, and undermined by compounded improbabilities.
The court also found that interview dynamics affected the reliability of certain changed details in the video-recorded statement.
On the totality of the evidence, the Crown failed to prove the offences beyond a reasonable doubt, and acquittals were entered on all counts.
