Contemporaneous electronic communications (text messages, Facebook messages) between a complainant, the accused, and other witnesses may constitute powerful evidence capable of rendering a guilty verdict unreasonable where they are inconsistent with the complainant's account of non-consensual sexual activity. The evidence of an independent witness present during the alleged offence who did not perceive non-consensual activity is also significant in assessing whether the jury should have entertained a reasonable doubt.
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