Law360 Canada ( October 27, 2026, 9:52 AM EDT) -- Appeal by appellant from his convictions for sexual interference and invitation to sexual touching involving 11- and 12-year-old complainant. The appellant occasionally provided after-school care for the complainant, whose father was his coworker. The complainant alleged that during drives and at the workplace, the appellant sexually touched her, including by touching her thigh, kissing her shoulder and striking her buttocks with a ping pong paddle, and invited her to touch him. The appellant admitted some physical interactions but denied that they were sexual. The case turned on credibility. The trial judge found the complainant believable, reliable and trustworthy despite having identified concerns with exaggeration, inconsistency, external influences and her recollection of when the conduct occurred. The appellant argued that the judge subjected the complainant’s evidence to less scrutiny because she was a child, failed to cumulatively assess material inconsistencies, and applied uneven scrutiny to the parties’ evidence. He also challenged the finding of sexual purpose and argued that the verdicts were unreasonable....