Justice Brian O Ferrall called Fanning and El-Sakaan s actions barbaric.
O Ferrall said no matter what Sara did or did not consent to, the pair are criminally responsible for the savage cruelty they inflicted upon [her].
Brooker has since retired, so Fanning and El-Sakaan will go before a new judge to be sentenced. A date for that will be set at the end of this week.
To hear three of the province s top judges recognize the incident as sexual assault was life-changing news, said Sara.
Video exceedingly difficult to watch : judge
In December 2016, the three teens a 17-year-old who can only be identified as MM and two 19-year-olds, Timothy Fanning and Adham El-Sakaan began what was at first a consensual sexual encounter.