The accused, a bar security guard, was charged with sexually assaulting a highly intoxicated patron in the back alleyway of the establishment.
The court applied the W.(D.) framework to assess the conflicting testimony of the complainant and the accused.
The court rejected the accused's exculpatory evidence as contradictory and unreliable, while finding the complainant's testimony credible and corroborated by circumstantial evidence and witness testimony.
The accused was found guilty of sexual assault.