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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

The former rule on recent complaint used to require the court to hold in doubt the testimony of a sexual abuse victim who did not complain to someone immediately after the offence occurred. This rule has been removed from the Criminal Code.  2, record 1, English, - recent%20complaint

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Autrefois, les règles concernant la plainte spontanée obligeaient le tribunal à mettre en doute le témoignage de la victime d'une infraction sexuelle lorsqu'elle ne se plaignait pas à quelqu'un immédiatement après l'incident.  2, record 1, French, - plainte%20spontan%C3%A9e

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

[Complaints] are receivable although made in the absence of the prisoner and at such an interval as not to form part of the res gestae. They must, however, have been made on the first opportunity which reasonably afforded. (Phipson, 13th ed., 1982, p. 151)  1, record 2, English, - recent%20complaint

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT

The modern attempts to justify the doctrine of recent complaint seem to be derived from the ancient concept of hue and cry: evidence of a recent complaint is essential to show consistency and to prevent an inference against the complainant's credibility. (Fed./Prov. Task Force, p. 300)  1, record 2, English, - recent%20complaint

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

plainte immédiate : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).  2, record 2, French, - plainte%20imm%C3%A9diate

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish