The offender was convicted of agreeing with a person to commit sexual assault against a child under 16 years of age via telecommunications, contrary to s. 172.2(1)(b) of the Criminal Code.
The offender engaged in extensive online communications with an undercover police officer posing as a mother willing to allow sexual contact with her 11-year-old daughter.
The offender initiated discussions of sexual acts, sent explicit photographs and videos, and arranged an in-person meeting.
The court imposed an 18-month custodial sentence followed by three years' probation, along with ancillary orders including a 20-year SOIRA registration, 20-year s. 161 order, DNA order, and 10-year weapons prohibition.
The court rejected the offender's constitutional challenge to the mandatory minimum sentence.
