Law360 Canada ( August 18, 2026, 9:38 AM EDT) -- Appeal by Sandhu from his conviction for sexual assault. The complainant and Sandhu were alone in a hotel room for approximately 20 to 30 minutes after their friends, R.E. and U.K., left to obtain food. The complainant testified that while she was intoxicated, Sandhu did something to her vagina that caused pain, that she repeatedly told him to stop, and that she later found herself in a bathroom without her pants or underwear. The complainant further testified that the following day Sandhu admitted during a telephone conversation that he digitally penetrated her. The Crown relied on the complainant’s evidence, Snapchat messages exchanged between the complainant and Sandhu the following day, and evidence from R.E. and U.K. concerning the surrounding circumstances. Sandhu testified that no sexual activity occurred, that the complainant removed her own pants and sought intimacy, which he refused, and that he never admitted to digitally penetrating her. The trial judge found the complainant credible and reliable, rejected Sandhu’s evidence, and convicted him. On appeal, Sandhu argued that the trial judge erred by treating the Snapchat messages as admissions, improperly relying on omissions from his police statement, using the complainant’s prior consistent statements to bolster her credibility, finding corroboration where none existed, and misapprehending material aspects of the evidence, all of which undermined the credibility findings central to the conviction....