The filmmaker is a friend of one of the sisters
According to Jeeti Pooni's website, the following is the time line of the three sisters and their cousin's journey through the criminal justice system:
2007 - RCMP took their statements;
2011 - Accused was charged;
2013 - Preliminary hearing in Provincial Court of British Columbia;
2015 to 2018 - Supreme Court of British Columbia trial proceedings;
2018 - Verdict, the accused was guilty 4 of 6 counts then he filed a stay of proceedings application claiming his right to a timely trial was breached;
2019 - Stay of proceedings granted thus the case is stayed, all charges are dropped;
2020 - Crown appeals stay of proceedings. Appeal was heard in Appeal Court of British Columbia November 5, 2020. Expect court's ruling Spring 2021.