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The accused was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for sexually interfering with a young person after providing them with hallucinogenic drugs.
The accused was convicted of two counts of sexual interference against a 14-year-old victim on January 27, 2014.
The offender, then 36 years old, gave the victim hallucinogenic drugs (ketamine and ecstasy) at his residence and engaged in multiple acts of sexual contact, including digital penetration, attempted intercourse, and fellatio.
He also photographed the victim during the sexual assault.
The sentencing hearing addressed the Crown's request for a 4.5-year penitentiary sentence and the defence's request for a blended sentence of one year imprisonment followed by one year conditional.
The court imposed a total sentence of 4.5 years (54 months) imprisonment, with 2 years on the first count and 2.5 years consecutive on the second count, along with a lifetime Sex Offender Information Registration Act order and a DNA order.
The offender was declared a dangerous offender and sentenced to an indeterminate period of incarceration due to a high risk of violent recidivism and intractable conduct.
Mario Inacio, 39, was declared a dangerous offender and sentenced to an indeterminate period of incarceration following a Crown application under ss. 753(1)(a)(i) and (ii) of the Criminal Code.
The court found that Inacio met the criteria for dangerous offender designation, having committed serious personal injury offences including robbery, extortion, unlawful confinement, assault with a weapon, threatening death, and robbery with an imitation firearm.
The decision was based on a pattern of repetitive and persistent aggressive behaviour, a high likelihood of future violent reoffending, and the intractability of his conduct, despite some recent positive institutional behaviour.
The court concluded that no lesser measure would adequately protect the public.
