Where a complainant's evidence in a historical sexual offence case is generalised and directed at a pattern of behaviour rather than a discrete incident, and the complainant admits memories are 'blended' and 'a jumble', a guilty verdict on one charge may be unreasonable under s 276(1)(a) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 (Vic). Where the complainant's evidence on the charge of conviction lacks distinctive features not shared with charges on which the accused was acquitted, the verdicts may be irreconcilable.
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