The offender was found guilty of possessing and accessing a large volume of child pornography.
The Crown sought an 18-month jail sentence, while the defence requested a conditional sentence.
The court struck down the mandatory minimum for accessing child pornography as unconstitutional.
The court found that the offender's severe schizophrenia and profound social isolation significantly reduced his moral blameworthiness and that a jail sentence would have a disproportionately crushing effect on him.
A 15-month conditional sentence was imposed.
