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Joshua is the man

R.v. Sansregret
1. The mens rea of sexual assault must include the knowledge that the woman is consenting to sex because of threats or fear of bodily harm.
2. Sansregret said that he did not know the sex was not consensual and truly believed that the victim was consenting to sexual intercourse.
3. Sansregret should have known that the sex act was not consensual as after they had sex the first time she filed a report for sexual assault. As well, his violent behavior with breaking in and the use of a knife should have been the strongest indication to himself that the sexual act may not have been consensual.
4. Willful blindness is closing your mind to the possible consequences of your actions. Sansregret should have realized that the sex act was not consensual as he knew that she filed a report after the first time they had sex, and that he had to break into her house and threaten her. The accused blinded himself to the obvious, and made no inquiry as to the natur...

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