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Accused cross examined in Kelowna sexual assault re-trial
Crown says Brandon Hildebrand Acosta gave inconsistent accounts about the alleged assault, including drug use, timing and what he remembered.
- On Monday, Crown counsel Catherine Rezansoff challenged the credibility of Brandon Hildebrand Acosta during his sexual assault retrial in the Supreme Court, questioning inconsistencies between his current testimony and his first trial in 2024.
- The alleged assault occurred on November 20, 2021, after Hildebrand Acosta and the complainant consumed drugs and alcohol with friends, with the pair leaving the apartment by cab around 7:30 a.m. to retrieve more cocaine.
- Rezansoff pointed out contradictions regarding drug use: Hildebrand Acosta testified at his first trial that "I decided not to take a line of cocaine," yet told the court Monday he consumed cocaine in the kitchen after returning.
- Hildebrand Acosta testified he shook the complainant awake to "hook up," but claimed he was in a "borderline blackout" from substance use and told the constable, "I don't remember anything happening."
- The trial is expected to continue for one more day. If you or someone you know has been impacted by sexual violence, contact the Central Okanagan Elizabeth Fry Society at 763-4613 or the RCMP.
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