The offender pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of child pornography.
He had a lengthy criminal record including sexual assaults on children and a prior conviction for possession of child pornography.
The Crown sought a Long Term Offender declaration.
The court accepted a joint submission for a two-year penitentiary sentence to allow the offender to participate in an intensive sex offender treatment program.
The court also declared the offender a Long Term Offender and imposed an eight-year long-term supervision order with stringent conditions, including psychiatric treatment and restrictions on internet access.