Acquittals on some counts of a multi-count sexual offence indictment do not necessarily signify rejection of the complainant's credibility where there are rational pathways to the acquittals — such as doubt about whether offences occurred within indictment periods — that do not reflect adversely on the complainant's evidence regarding the convicted counts. The case illustrates the application of the M v The Queen unreasonable verdict test and the MFA v The Queen principle that a verdict of not guilty does not necessarily imply disbelief of the complainant.
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