A man who was convicted of sexually assaulting and threatening his on-and-off girlfriend nearly 15 years ago has been cleared of those crimes because his trial lawyer failed to pursue evidence that the alleged victim lied on the witness stand. The case turned on a controversial area of criminal law — whether the sexual history of a sexual assault complainant can be brought up in court. She said she had, and that it happened two days before the alleged assault. She had given birth three weeks before the alleged assault, and said the question of consent did not make sense. “Three weeks after having a baby you are not having sex.

Source: National Post February 07, 2018 02:15 UTC