Inconsistencies in a complainant's account regarding peripheral details such as dates, frequency, and the type of gaming console used do not necessarily render guilty verdicts unreasonable where the core account of sexual offending is consistent across disclosures. Where a witness already denies any sexual relationship with the complainant, an application under s 4(2) of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1978 (Qld) to cross-examine about a consensual sexual relationship with that witness is unlikely to satisfy the threshold of being likely to materially impair the reliability of the complainant's evidence.
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