Sentencing decision following guilty pleas to possession of child pornography and making child pornography available.
After a Gardiner hearing, the court found beyond a reasonable doubt that the offender had downloaded, possessed, shared, and had a sexual interest in the child pornography found across multiple devices over an extended period.
Applying the sentencing principles in the Criminal Code and emphasizing denunciation and deterrence for sexual offences against children, the court held that a conditional sentence or shorter term would be unfit.
A global concurrent sentence of three years' imprisonment was imposed, less 10 months' pre-sentence custody credit, together with DNA, lifetime SOIRA, and s. 161 orders.
