The judge believes that Vernon’s businessman is guilty of sexual assault in incurred – Vernon News

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The businessman in Vernon and the former hockey trainer was again found guilty of sexual assault in the BC Supreme Court.

Keith Chase was first sentenced in March 2022 in one sexual huge to a 16-year-old girl. The fee resulted from the incident in 2004. Chase successfully appealed against the conviction and the re -attempt was ordered.

The victim was a friend with daughter Chase and was the coach of the girls’ hockey team. She slept in the Chase family home when a sexual assault took place.

Supreme Court judge, Sheri Donegan, who heard the rod, recognized Chase Guilty on Wednesday morning. She accepted the testimony of the applicant and her father completely – describing them as fair, honest and balanced.

“(Victims) Memories of the main features of her evidence, i.e. three incidents of sexual activities with Mr. Chase in his home that night, were clear, unwavering and consistent in their evidence,” said Donegan.

“There is no doubt that she correctly identified Mr. Chase as a person involved in these events that night – all events.”

Donegan also pointed to the victim’s ability to remember a number of small details about the assault and being honest in aspects that she could not remember as a credibility point.

Appearing to these weaknesses of memory, Donegan said that he did not make her an amazing witness. Instead, Donegan said that the fall of memory was caused by the time that passed between the attack and the re -processing and her young age during the assault.

In her decision, Donegan discovered that Chase intended to touch the victim and knew that the teenager did not agree.

“Silence is not a consent. Mr. Chase did not try to get permission to none of the touch that took place that night – said Donegan.

“I (victim) did not communicate in any way that she agreed to any of the touch that took place that night.”

Lawyers will return to court on February 18 to plan the date of the judgment.