Key legal question
Whether the findings that the defendant knew the victim did not consent were arbitrary or violated in dubio pro reo
Extracted holding
The cantonal findings were not arbitrary; the victim's repeated refusals, distress and injuries made non-consent evident.
Extracted reasoning
The Federal Court held that the victim's account was coherent and corroborated; the defendant's shifting explanations undermined his version. The challenged objections were largely appellatory.