Where the specific content of allegations underlying an accused's admissions has been excluded from evidence, the admissions cannot be used as direct evidence of the charged offences but only as evidence of sexual attraction or relationship evidence. The jury must be carefully directed as to this limited use. When a jury questions why excluded evidence is not before them, the direction must not encourage speculation about the excluded material or suggest inferences about its consistency with the complainant's evidence.
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