Sentencing following convictions for incest and breach of a release order arising from a father-daughter sexual relationship that began after the complainant, as a vulnerable young adult, located the offender and moved into his home.
The court held that consent was irrelevant to incest, emphasized denunciation as the overriding sentencing principle, and treated the complainant's vulnerability, the birth of a child, the offender's introduction of illegal drugs, his blame-shifting, and his criminal record as major aggravating factors.
While the court distinguished authorities involving child victims, it relied on the Supreme Court's guidance on sexual-offence sentencing to craft a significant penitentiary sentence.
The offender received 8 years for incest and 18 months concurrent for the release-order breach, with ancillary orders and enhanced credit for presentence custody.
