In R v VO [2024] QCA 96 the appellant, VO, faced trial on an 18-count indictment of sexual offences against his stepdaughter, MAM, and his biological daughter, KLB. The District Court, on 30 May 2022, delivered verdicts of guilty on numerous charges including maintaining a sexual relationship with both complainants and multiple counts of rape. VO was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. VO's appeal included claims of improper admissibility of propensity evidence, wrongly ordered single trial for counts concerning two complainants, and inadequate jury directions regarding the risk of concoction. The Court of Appeal upheld the convictions, finding the propensity evidence admissible and sufficiently cross-admissible. They also concluded that the jury directions, though not in Benchbook form, were adequate. The appellant's claims failed, and the appeal was dismissed.
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