The defendant pleaded guilty to taking a material benefit from a person involved in the sex trade contrary to section 286.2(1) of the Criminal Code.
The defendant, who was in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship with the victim, encouraged her to engage in sex work, assisted with website advertisements, received gifts of clothing and jewelry from her earnings, and assaulted her on multiple occasions, including one incident where he struck her in the face with his fists while in possession of a knife.
The Crown sought four and a half years custody; the defence sought one to eighteen months.
The court imposed a sentence of 1000 days custody less 329 days of pre-trial custody credit (1.5:1 ratio), resulting in a net sentence of 671 days in a provincial reformatory, followed by 36 months probation with conditions including no-contact with the victim, a 100-meter distance requirement, weapons prohibition, and mandatory participation in counselling and rehabilitative programs.
