The accused was convicted of three counts of sexual assault against young female adult voice students.
The assaults occurred under the guise of 'healing sessions' and involved significant intimate physical contact, including digital penetration and oral sex, exploiting a position of trust as a teacher and quasi-therapist.
The Crown sought a global sentence of 5 years, while the defence proposed 2 years plus probation.
The court considered aggravating factors such as abuse of trust, the devastating impact on victims, and the accused's lack of remorse.
Mitigating factors included the accused's age (73 at sentencing) and lack of criminal record, though his age was given limited weight due to his vigor and the severity of the assaults.
The court imposed a global sentence of 4 years imprisonment, along with DNA order, lifetime SOIRA registration, and a 10-year weapons prohibition.