E. Stimec

The offender pleaded guilty to sexual assault, break and enter, and failing to comply with probation after breaking into a stranger's apartment at night, stripping naked, and getting into her bed while she slept.

The court rejected arguments for a reformatory sentence based on the offender's fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and difficult background, emphasizing his extensive record of violent offences and non-compliance with court orders.

Finding the offences constituted a home invasion, the court imposed a global sentence of five years' imprisonment, less credit for pre-sentence custody.

The young person pleaded guilty to willfully causing unnecessary suffering to an animal after stomping on a bird.

At the time of the offence, the young person was unhoused and experiencing significant hardship.

The Crown initially sought a custodial sentence under the exceptional cases provision of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, but proceeded summarily, precluding a custodial sentence.

The court emphasized the young person's diminished moral culpability, significant rehabilitation efforts, and lack of reoffending.

A judicial reprimand was imposed to hold the young person accountable while promoting long-term reintegration.