B.C.’s Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of sexual assault and two counts of sexual interference.
The man was charged with committing sexual offences between 2001 and 2011 against his stepdaughter. She was between seven and 16 years old when the offending occurred.The girl disclosed the abuse after she turned 18. What that meant. A.B. argued, was that the judge incorrectly encouraged the jury to “silo” the evidence of the stepdaughter and the man from each other and from the remainder of the case.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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