A voir dire, required under the rape shield law in section 276 of the Criminal Code to consider whether the evidence is admissible, was carried out. The judge refused to admit the evidence after Darrach refused to be cross-examined on his affidavit.
In 1994, Andrew Darrach, an Ottawa resident, was charged with sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriend. At trial, he attempted to introduce evidence of his ex-girlfriend's sexual history.