State v. P.H.

In this case, the jury was required to assess’the credibility of a young woman who accused her father of having sexually abused her over a period of almost seven years, and of her father, P.H., who denied the abuse ever took place. The young woman’s delay in reporting, as well as her motive for the accusation, became issues at trial. The jury found defendant guilty and the appeal has focused on alleged error in the jury instructions in respect of those issues.

*383The jury heard expert testimony concerning the phenomenon of child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome (CSAAS). The trial court…