Where a complainant's evidence contains serious and progressive inconsistencies between preliminary complaints and trial evidence — including admitted lies and exaggeration, evidence of witness coaching, and a pattern of escalating allegations over time — and the jury has itself rejected the complainant's evidence on one count, the remaining convictions may be unreasonable even though the jury had the advantage of seeing and hearing the witnesses. The jury's advantage cannot resolve doubts arising from inconsistencies apparent on the record.
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