M.E.D. was convicted of multiple sexual violence offences, including human trafficking, receiving financial benefit from sexual services, procuring, advertising sexual services, and sexual assault, committed between August 2016 and January 2017.
The Crown sought an eight-year global sentence, while the defence proposed five years.
The court considered aggravating factors such as the profound victim impact, profit motive, victim's attempts to escape, and the sexual assault.
Mitigating factors included the offender's age, difficult upbringing, mental health issues, family support, minimal criminal record, and the harsh conditions of pre-sentence custody and bail, as well as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on incarceration.
The court imposed a global sentence of six years imprisonment, with credit for pre-sentence custody, resulting in five years and nine months remaining to serve, along with various ancillary orders including a $10,000 restitution order.