The accused was charged with four Criminal Code offences arising from alleged conduct on May 3, 2014: assault causing bodily harm, sexual assault with a weapon, theft under, and breach of probation.
The case turned entirely on the credibility and reliability of the complainant, a homeless woman with substance addictions.
The court found the complainant credible despite her difficult circumstances and inconsistencies on peripheral matters.
The court accepted her evidence that the accused assaulted her, causing a head injury; refused to return her cellphone when she requested it to call police; and raped her at knifepoint.
The presence of the accused's semen in the complainant's underwear corroborated the sexual assault allegation.
The accused was convicted on all four counts.
