Question juridique clé
Whether refusal of a direct or indirect confrontation with the child victim violated the right to examine witnesses and be heard.
Solution extraite
No violation was shown: a direct confrontation could be refused because the victim was a minor in a sexual-offence case, and the request for an indirect questioning was not sufficiently substantiated and came late.
Motifs extraits
The victim's protection under the Victims Assistance Act justified limiting confrontation. The appellant had access to the file, the filmed police interview, and ample opportunity to specify relevant questions, but did not do so timely or concretely.