R. v. B.S.S.

canada, canadian, case law, court opinion, canlii, pescad, 2025peca9, 2025 peca 9 (canlii), 2025, peca, 9, (canlii), s1-ca-1519, 2025, criminal and statutory offences, sexual offences, appeal from conviction, sexual interference (criminal code), sexual touching (criminal code), whether verdict unreasonable and credibility findings reviewable on appeal, deference to trial judge on credibility and reliability, convictions on both counts confirmed, appeal dismissed, evidence, exculpatory evidence, accused’s denial through crown witness, r. v. w.(d.), whether trial judge failed to analyse appellant’s denial as exculpatory evidence, whether w.(d.) principles apply where accused does not testify, bare denial and no alternative version of events, no error shown, appeal dismissed, evidence, admissions and post, offence conduct, circumstantial evidence, implicit admission, whether trial judge failed to consider alternative explanation for “you know what they do to people like me in prison”, alternative meaning not placed in evidence, relevance assessed in context of whole evidence, weight within trial judge’s province, appeal dismissed