The case provides a detailed illustration of how a judge-alone trial assesses complainant credibility across multiple counts in a multi-accused sexual offence prosecution, including the approach to acquittal where identification evidence is circumstantial and cannot exclude a reasonable alternative. The continuation of sexual intercourse under s 50(1)(f) of the Crimes Act 1900 (ACT) requires something that clearly distinguishes the first discrete act from the continuing act.
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