The accused pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography contrary to s. 163.1(4) of the Criminal Code.
The Crown proceeded summarily, making the maximum sentence 18 months imprisonment with a minimum of 14 days.
The court considered aggravating and mitigating factors, including the accused's youthful age (19), lack of criminal record, genuine remorse, engagement in counselling, relatively small collection of images (28 unique pictures), and absence of distribution or evidence of pedophilia.
The Crown sought 12 months imprisonment, while the defence sought an intermittent sentence of 14-90 days.
The court imposed 90 days intermittent imprisonment followed by 3 years probation with conditions including psychiatric assessment.
