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Tackling historical sexual abuse and bringing perpetrators to justice is a government priority.<\/p>

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Some victims of historical sexual abuse may be called to give evidence in criminal trials however a victim is not a party to a criminal case, as the Crown prosecutes. Victims and witnesses are not required to defend themselves or provide evidence to support their statements.<\/p>

Rules of evidence do not permit the Crown to call evidence of the good character of a prosecution witness in order to bolster their credibility where it is not relevant to an issue in the case.<\/p>

If the defendant attacks the character of a witness, evidence of the defendant\u2019s bad character may be admissible as evidence.<\/p>

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