The defendant pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography.
The Crown sought a sentence of two years less a day plus three years probation.
The defence sought approximately nine months with credit for nearly two years of house arrest.
The court imposed a sentence of 42 days intermittent imprisonment plus three years probation with conditions including counselling, community service, and compliance with sex offender registration requirements.
The court emphasized the defendant's youth, lack of prior record, genuine remorse, significant mitigating factors including childhood sexual abuse and mental health issues, and low risk of reoffending, while balancing denunciation and general deterrence principles applicable to child pornography offences.
