A conviction based solely on a complainant's evidence will be set aside as unreasonable where the complainant has made admitted false allegations of more serious offending (including penetration that did not occur), made multiple false statements to police and others, made unsubstantiated allegations against other persons, and attributed some complaints to dreams or maternal dictation, such that the inconsistencies are not explicable by effluxion of time or trauma.
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