LMD v R [2013] VSCA 164

Facts: The complainant (C) was sexually abused/molested by the defendant (D) (her uncle) on 4 occasions in 1991 (aged 7yo) and 1993 (aged 8yo). D was convicted of indecent assault & indecent act with a child under 16. C told two friends in 1999 (aged 15yo) and her boyfriend (now husband) in 2002 (aged 18yo). C gave evidence that she was having difficulty having sexual intercourse with her boyfriend because her mind then turned to what had happened. D appealed on the basis that the trial judge (TJ) allowed this complaint evidence to go before the jury.

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