SCC okays limited use of sexual assault complainant’s prior consistent out-of-court statement to police

By Cristin Schmitz ( May 17, 2018, 3:08 PM EDT) -- The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed that when a sexual assault complainant’s testimony is challenged for inconsistency with her prior police statements the court can also take into account the consistent elements of her statements to help assess whether the inconsistencies are material or not....

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