The accused pleaded guilty to indecent assault and gross indecency committed against a child victim between 1970 and 1973 when the victim was 10 to 13 years old.
The Crown sought five years imprisonment; defence counsel sought a mid to upper reformatory sentence of 12 months to 2 years less one day.
The court imposed a four-year penitentiary sentence, finding that denunciation and deterrence were the predominant sentencing objectives.
The court rejected the defence position, noting the accused's lengthy criminal history of child sexual abuse, the persistent and invasive nature of the abuse, the profound impact on the victim, and the accused's continued risk to reoffend despite prior convictions and incarceration.
