Key legal question
Whether the cantonal judgment was arbitrary in its assessment of the evidence and violated the presumption of innocence/in dubio pro reo.
Extracted holding
No. The court found the cantonal court’s reliance on the victim’s immediate statements and rejection of her later recantations to be reasoned and not manifestly untenable.
Extracted reasoning
The appellant did not substantively address the appellate court’s reasoning. The court could accept that the original accusations were credible and the later recantations unreliable, including the finding that the recantation occurred under pressure and fear of future retaliation.