The offender was sentenced following convictions for sexual assault, forcible confinement, uttering death threats, impaired driving, and dangerous driving arising from an incident in which the complainant was confined in a vehicle, threatened with death, and sexually assaulted in a remote area while attempting to return home.
The complainant escaped from the moving vehicle and was rescued by passing motorists, after which the offender engaged in dangerous and impaired driving while fleeing.
The court emphasized denunciation and deterrence given the offender’s criminal record, commission of offences while on bail, the complainant’s vulnerability, and the risk posed to the public.
Finding that previous non‑custodial sanctions had failed, the court imposed custodial sentences with concurrent and consecutive components.
Ancillary orders including DNA collection, sex offender registration, weapons prohibition, and a driving prohibition were also imposed.