Quebec man acquitted of sexual assault

Anal encounter with teenager girl in 2019 gave rise to charge against Evan Audet, 22

A Quebec man was acquitted Thursday on a charge of sexual assault, stemming from a 2019 incident during which he had anal sex with a teenage girl in Oromocto.

Evan Audet, 22, of Shannon, Que., stood trial before Court of King’s Bench Justice Terrence Morrison last fall on an indictable charge of sexual assault, alleged to have occurred between Aug. 11 and Dec. 31, 2019.

Audet was 18 years old at the time, and the female complainant was 16.