Afternoon;
Ballanto continues to cross examine the girl.
Bellanto pressed the girl on whether Brett had said,"I need/want to go" as he walked past her. Â She said "no he didn't say that". Â Bellanto referred her to her original statement, where she said Brett had said he wanted to go in. Â She replied she couldn't remember.
Bellanto then concentrated on the tightness or otherwise of the shorts. Â He got the admission that the shorts were tight. Â
Bellanto then turned to the the medical condition of the girl. Â She couldn't remember what drugs she took as medication. Â
She said that her step-mum and dad helped her remember things.
Bellanto put it to her that she made the assault up. Â She denied that and said why would she.
Bellanto said that she made it up, got her dad involved, and it spiralled out of control. Â He asserted that she came onto Brett and when rejected, ran inside and told the story. Â Bellanto put it to her that there was no kissing, no finger, no running away by herself.
Bellanto asked whether she was taking medication at the time, she said I think I was.
Bellanto led the girl through her stuff compassionately, so as not to distress her or distress any jury members. Â
What the jury will make of it, who knows.
The dad then took the stand. Â
His testimony was similar to the committal hearing. Â He's changed his name (suppressed) and went on about how his daughter came running into his unit, told the story of this 'guy' touching her, and he went out to avenger her honor.
A tape was played of his 000 call. Â The crown was trying to show the girl's distress at that time. Â
Bellanto went through his list of crimes. The dad got a bit loud and puffed up and his cross examination continues tomorrow.
My view: Â The girl; flaky and not believable, memory losses and contradictions in evidence. Â Dad: Transparent and dishonest. Â Â Â Â