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Client found not guilty of sexual assault after two day trial in the Ontario Court of Justice.  N.O. had met the complainant on Ashley Madison and started an intimate relationship.  On one night the complainant alleged an act occurred during their sexual encounter where she withdrew consent but all other contact was consensual.  N.O. hired Joseph Neuberger as his defence lawyer.  Joseph Neuberger obtained from the client over 300 messages before and after the alleged sexual assault that provided an extremely rich foundation for cross-examination of the complainant including her intention to meet up with N.O. that night to get drunk and high and forget the evening which went directly to her reliability as a witness. Other messages showed animus after the alleged event due to her financial situation and a friend who also attended the evening and trashed her car.  At trial Joseph Neuberger extensively cross-examined the complainant and established key inconsistencies and issues related to her reliability. Joseph Neuberger and his team spent considerable time preparing N.O. for his testimony.  At the end of the trial N.O.’a evidence was sufficient to raise more than a reasonable doubt on the main issue and as such N.O. was acquitted of the charge.