Following conviction on charges of Threaten Death, Intimidation, Obstruct Justice, and Criminal Harassment, the court imposed sentence on the accused who had used threats and intimidation against his estranged wife to coerce access to their children, intimidated her during family court proceedings, and distributed sexually explicit images of her at her workplace.
The court applied the Kienapple rule to stay the Threaten Death charge as subsumed in the more serious Intimidation charge.
The accused was sentenced to 12 months for Criminal Harassment and 18 months conditional sentence (to be served concurrently with each other but consecutive to the harassment count) for Intimidation and Obstruct Justice, plus 12 months probation and a lifetime weapons prohibition.
The court balanced the serious nature of the offences and their repeat nature against evidence of recent rehabilitation and family support.
