Another Sexual Assault Charge Dismissed

Our client is a German national who was charged with sexual intercourse without consent after a Tinder date. Prior to police arresting him, our client flew to another jurisdiction to meet his sister. Police were unable to locate him and released a statement to the media asking for public assistance in locating him. This was unsuccessful which led to them applying for and being granted an extradition warrant. You can read about how we made a successful bail application for him here.

After having our client released on bail, we commenced preparing our defence. This involved preparing our cross-examination of the complainant. We were able to identify inconsistencies between the complainant’s police statement and what she told her friends about what occurred.

At the hearing, we cross-examined the complainant on those inconsistencies. We were also able to highlight inconsistencies between her evidence in court and her police statement. Our sexual assault lawyers made submissions focussed on this. We argued that the complainant could be accepted as a credible or reliable witness.

Ultimately, the court agreed with our submissions and found our client not guilty and dismissed the charge.