The offender pleaded guilty to sexual assault causing bodily harm under s. 272(1)(c) of the Criminal Code.
The offence involved the brutal sexual assault of an eighteen-year-old virgin victim in the early morning hours of January 1, 2016, in Newmarket.
The offender, intoxicated by cocaine and alcohol, followed the victim from a bus, dragged her onto a snow bank, and subjected her to multiple forms of sexual violence including forced oral sex and vaginal intercourse.
The victim suffered physical injuries and profound psychological trauma.
The court imposed a sentence of eight years in the penitentiary, less enhanced credit for presentence custody, resulting in 5 years and 10.5 months remaining to be served.
Ancillary orders included a DNA order, a 20-year Sexual Offender Information Registry Act order, and a lifetime weapons prohibition.