translate English to French: The  fact that some 6 years had elapsed between the date Mr. Gannon  filed his complaint and the start of this hearing created some  difficulties in specific recollections of times, places and  events. Care had to be taken when assessing the evidence of most  of the witnesses, including the Complainant.
 Le fait que six années se sont écoulées entre la date où M. Gannon a déposé  sa plainte et le début de l'audience a compliqué la tâche à certains  témoins qui tentaient de se souvenir de dates, de lieux et d'événements.