CORNER BROOK, N.L. — The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has dismissed an appeal by a Newfoundland man charged with sexually assaulting his granddaughter and ...
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The man had been acquitted of the charge and the Crown appealed that decision to the Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal, arguing that the trial judge relied on stereotypical reasoning regarding how the child ought to have reacted. “I wish to emphasize that a finding of not guilty does not mean that nothing inappropriate occurred; instead, it simply means that I am not satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt of the guilt of the accused in respect of these counts," the trial judge said.
“From this the trial judge inferred that the complainant had a strong and normal relationship with the accused, which caused the trial judge to doubt the credibility of her testimony regarding the alleged offences,” said Rowe.
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