contradictions and gaps in her memory were troubling. He said it was impossible to say that Percy was lying when he testified that she consented to sex.

Matthew Percy is escorted into Halifax provincial court Friday where he was found not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman and filming the incident without her consent. (Craig Paisley/CBC)

Three other sexual assault complaints against Percy are being dealt with in separate trials. The identities of all the women are protected by a publication ban.

Percy remains in custody.

Video doesn't tell full story, says Crown

Percy testified that he met the woman on the SMU campus that day in September, and the two made plans to go downtown to have drinks.

During the trial, the woman, 22, told the court that the two left downtown togetherin a cab. She said she asked to be driven home first, but said Percy changed that instruction and they ended up at his Halifax apartment.

She told the court that Percy then forced her to have sex and filmed it without her knowledge. Percy has said the sex was consensual, and the woman agreed to the video.

The woman broke down when the video was played in court with Percy and others in the courtroom.

"The video itself from our point of view was never consensual," said Crown attorney Rick Woodburn after the verdict. "It was cut up in certain ways, in our view at least, to make it look like it was consensual. The judge took those pieces and made a decision based on that."

Crown attorney Rick Woodburn said