What is the relevant evidentiary issue in a sexual assault and prostitution case?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Y.S., 2021 ONSC 4010 (CanLII):
During argument, counsel for the accused raised two additional evidentiary issues: a) Whether I should instruct myself that the complainant’s evidence should be treated in accordance with the principles in Vetrovec v. The Queen 1982 CanLII 201, [1982] 1 S.C.R. 811. b) Whether the evidence related to the assault charges should be subject to a similar fact application before it is used to consider the prostitution-related charges.
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