R. v. Abouzid

canada, canadian, case law, court opinion, canlii, onca, 2026onca607, 2026 onca 607 (canlii), 2026, onca, 607, (canlii), coa-25-cr-1019, 2026, criminal and statutory offences, sexual offences, sexual interference, mistake of age, whether appellant believed complainant was not at least 16 years of age, whether appellant was wilfully blind to information received as to complainant’s age, mother and sister’s evidence of phone calls about age accepted, appeal dismissed, procedure, appeals, sufficiency and accuracy of reasons, whether trial judge inaccurately said evidence “went unchallenged”, characterisation of mother and sister’s evidence about conversations with appellant, cross, examination did not shake testimony and no reliable evidence challenged it, reasons not inaccurate, appeal dismissed, procedure, appeals, sufficiency and adequacy of reasons, whether trial judge was obliged to give detailed reasons accepting mother and sister’s reliability and credibility, not required to explain every minor inconsistency or respond to every argument, entitled to reject brief credibility submission without explanation, reasons not deficient, appeal dismissed