Where the Crown submits that something of significance can be discerned from a video recording of a child complainant's evidence and the defence contends otherwise, the appellate court may view the relevant section of the recording to resolve the dispute, as this constitutes a legitimate forensic purpose within [name withheld] and [name withheld]. An acquittal on one count is not necessarily inconsistent with convictions on other counts where the acquittal can be explained by the jury's assessment that the evidence did not prove the offence occurred in the particularised location, rather than a rejection of the complainant's credibility generally.
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