The accused was charged with sexual assault following a first date arranged through an online dating site.
The complainant testified that she became ill after consuming wine, fell asleep, and awoke to the accused having unprotected sexual intercourse with her without her consent.
The accused claimed the complainant initiated the sexual activity and raised the defence of honest but mistaken belief in consent.
The court rejected the accused's evidence, finding he took no reasonable steps to ascertain consent after an initial rejection earlier in the evening.
The accused was found guilty.
