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Privacy Relief granted
The decision addresses the sentencing of Johnny Sawatis, who pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography.
The court considered whether it was necessary to view a representative sample of the images as part of the sentencing process, ultimately ruling that it was required due to the absence of other evidence about the nature and severity of the collection.
The court reviewed the relevant sentencing principles, aggravating and mitigating factors, and the impact of Sawatis' Indigenous background.
A sentence of three and a half years' imprisonment was imposed, along with several ancillary orders.
Mother's request to proceed with custody motion during COVID-19 suspension denied for lack of urgency.
The moving party mother sought to proceed with a case conference for her motion to change custody and access, arguing the matter was urgent despite the COVID-19 court suspension directive.
She claimed urgency based on the youngest child's alleged suicide threat regarding access to her.
The court found the matter was not urgent, noting the responding party father had already taken appropriate steps by seeking medical assessment and counselling for the child, and that supervised access was unlikely to occur during the pandemic.
The matter was adjourned and the mother was ordered to pay $500 in costs.
