The offender, E.U., pleaded guilty to sexual interference and aggravated sexual assault against his 10/11-year-old stepdaughter, which resulted in her pregnancy and childbirth at age 11.
The court considered numerous aggravating factors, including a gross breach of trust, the victim's extremely young age, repeated incidents, severe physical and psychological impact on the victim and her family, the offences occurring in the family home, lack of birth control, and coercion to conceal the pregnancy.
Mitigating factors included the offender's lack of criminal record, guilty plea (though attenuated), and harsh pre-sentence custody conditions.
Emphasizing denunciation and deterrence as primary sentencing principles for child sexual abuse, the court imposed a global concurrent sentence of 19 years in custody, less pre-sentence custody credit of 3 years and 3 weeks, resulting in 15 years, 11 months, and 1 week remaining to serve.
Ancillary orders included a lifetime DNA order, lifetime weapons prohibition, lifetime Sex Offender Information Registry Act (SOIRA) order, and a lifetime s. 161 order with specific prohibitions, and a non-communication order with the victim and her child during incarceration.
