The accused pleaded guilty to one count of sexual interference contrary to section 151(b) of the Criminal Code for kissing and groping the breast area of his teenage stepdaughter.
The Crown proceeded by summary conviction.
The court imposed a conditional sentence of two years less a day followed by three years of probation, along with a ten-year section 161 order, a ten-year SOIRA order, GPS monitoring, and a DNA order.
The sentencing balanced denunciation and deterrence as primary objectives with rehabilitation and restraint principles, recognizing exceptional circumstances that justified a conditional sentence despite the serious nature of the offence.
