Closing arguments wrap up in Trevor Pritchard sex assault trial

Each time the question was asked, Pritchard responded, “No, I did not.”

Goard then wrapped up her cross-examination.

“In all of your testimony yesterday and today, you have provided us with no explanation about how, when you accessed your accounts to send and receive those messages that you do adopt, you could fail to see the hundreds if not thousands of messages you deny, right?”

“Actually, I think I did earlier today when I told you I delete mine (messages), so what’s stopping someone from deleting what they’re writing?” said Pritchard.

During closing arguments, co-Defense Lawyer William Wister outlined 10 issues with the Crown’s case that he believed did not prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

The issues included the absences of an alleged victim’s mother, and a neighbour, to whom she referred to during her testimony; a yellow rope that the now 16-year-old referred to as being in Pritchard’s room which was not listed by police as an item found during their search of his residence, and flawed information gathering by police and forensic experts.

Wister also took aim at the reliability of Facebook messages and records, telling Justice Johnna Kubik that it was a valuable resource as a social media network, but that “it’s akin to relying on the National Enquirer to prove Elvis is not dead.”

He then asked the judge to acquit Pritchard of all charges against him.

Co-Crown Prosecutor Donna Spaner replied in her closing arguments that Facebook business records were admissible documents, that the Crown has proven each alleged offence and that the court had heard from police, experts, and two alleged victims.

She said Pritchard’s testimony was “self-serving,” and “defied any sense of realism.”

Spaner also told the judge that just because Trevor Pritchard denied sending explicit messages and texts, doesn’t mean it didn’t occur.

She then said that Phillip Fieldcamper and Pritchard were the same person, and that person not only communicated with friends, but knowingly with several girls who were under the age of 16. She alleged that messages sent from both accounts were at times identical and referred to some of the exact same events.

Pritchard will be back in court December 10.

by Lara Fominoff @LaraFominoff on Twitter

Closing arguments wrap up in Trevor Pritchard sex assault trial

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