The offender was found guilty of sexual assault and sexual interference against a 15-year-old victim.
The court applied the Kienapple principle to conditionally stay the sexual assault charge, finding both offences arose from the same transaction.
Following coordinate decisions, the court held the mandatory minimum sentence for sexual interference was of no force or effect.
The offender was sentenced to 9 months' incarceration and 18 months' probation, with the court declining to impose a broad s. 161 prohibition order due to the isolated nature of the offence and low risk to children generally.
