The accused pleaded guilty to sexual interference with a person under 16 years of age and breach of a release order.
The victim was 14 years old at the time of the offence.
The Crown sought 3.5 to 4 years imprisonment; the defence sought time served plus probation.
The court imposed a global sentence of three years imprisonment, considering aggravating factors including forced penetrative sexual assault and the victim's age, mitigating factors including guilty plea and no adult criminal record, collateral consequences of incarceration, and Duncan credit for harsh prison conditions.
The court also imposed ancillary orders including SOIRA registration for 20 years, DNA sample, weapons prohibition, non-contact order, and section 161 prohibitions with limited exception for supervised contact with cousin.
