The Crown brought a dangerous offender application against the respondent, an Indigenous man convicted of sexual assault.
The respondent had a lengthy criminal record involving 18 violent offences over nearly 30 years.
The court considered Gladue factors but found the respondent's severe childhood trauma did not mitigate the high risk of future violent and sexual re-offending.
The court declared the respondent a dangerous offender based on a pattern of persistent aggressive behaviour and imposed an indeterminate sentence, finding that lesser measures would not adequately protect the public.
