The accused pleaded guilty to attempting to live on avails, exercising control, and procuring minors for prostitution.
Three girls aged 14-15 were recruited at a shopping mall and exploited in a prostitution scheme.
The Crown sought four years imprisonment; the defence sought three to three-and-a-half years.
The court imposed a four-year sentence, finding it the minimum necessary to meet sentencing principles of denunciation and deterrence given the serious harm to the young victims and the cruel exploitation involved.
