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D.A. acquitted of one count of Sexual Assault and one count of Assault following a three-day trial at the Ontario Court of Justice, Toronto. The complainant provided two police statements, both of which were played in court in lieu of direct examination. Allegations included shoving, non-consensual sexual touching, and attempts at unwanted intercourse. During cross examination of the complainant, Mr. Whitfield presented multiple inconsistencies between the two police statements, none of which the complainant could adequately explain. The accused also testified. The trial judge found the accused’s evidence to be credible, and, in the reasons for acquittal, cited serious shortcomings in the complainant’s evidence.