The offender pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of child pornography and one count of accessing child pornography.
The offender obtained approximately 616 electronic files containing child pornography depicting children aged 6 to 12 years old engaged in various forms of sexual exploitation and abuse.
The court imposed a sentence of 9 months imprisonment followed by 24 months probation, considering the gravity of the offence, the mandatory minimum jail term, the offender's guilty plea, positive pre-sentence report, low risk of reoffending, and rehabilitative potential, while emphasizing the objectives of denunciation and deterrence under section 718.01 of the Criminal Code.
