By Christopher Guly (November 23, 2023, 11:40 AM EST) -- A recent British Columbia Court of Appeal ruling that ordered a new trial for a man convicted of one count of sexually assaulting a then-teenage girl should serve as “an instructive reminder to trial judges that prior consistent statements have very limited parameters that govern their admissibility, and they should not be used to bolster a complainant’s credibility,” according to criminal defence lawyer Michael Spratt, a partner at AGP LLP in Ottawa....