This case concerns the sentencing of a 68-year-old man, B.M., who pled guilty to making child pornography and voyeurism by secretly recording two neighbour boys showering.
The offences occurred over several years and involved significant planning and breach of trust.
The court considered extensive victim impact statements, the accused’s personal and medical background, and expert reports including a section 21 Mental Health Act report.
Despite B.M.’s remorse, exemplary life, and low risk to reoffend, the court imposed a global sentence of three years (two years concurrent for making child pornography and one year consecutive for voyeurism), emphasizing denunciation and deterrence as primary sentencing objectives in child sexual offences.
The decision also includes lifetime prohibitions on contact with victims and related persons, DNA and firearm orders, and a 20-year sex offender registration requirement.
