Following convictions for sexual assault and sexual assault causing bodily harm against young children, the Crown brought an application to designate the offender a dangerous offender under s. 753 of the Criminal Code.
The court considered expert psychiatric evidence, historical youth offences, and the offender’s conduct in grooming and repeatedly abusing two victims.
Although aspects of the psychiatric risk assessment were treated with caution due to reliance on unproven allegations, the court found overwhelming evidence of entrenched pedophilia, denial of responsibility, and refusal to engage in treatment.
These factors demonstrated a high likelihood of future sexual recidivism and severe psychological harm to potential victims.
The court concluded that neither a determinate sentence nor long‑term offender supervision would adequately protect the public and imposed an indeterminate sentence.
