I.P.W. was found guilty on two counts involving his stepdaughter, A.H.: touching a person under 16 for a sexual purpose (s. 151 CCC) and sexual assault (s. 271 CCC), occurring between 2010 and 2014 when A.H. was 10-14 years old.
The incidents included various forms of inappropriate touching.
The court considered I.P.W.'s personal circumstances, a psychological report assessing him as a low risk to reoffend (though he denied wrongdoing), and a victim impact statement from A.H. The Crown sought a sentence of 1 to 4 years, while the defence proposed 8 to 12 months.
Applying the Kienapple principle, the s. 151 CCC count was stayed, and I.P.W. was sentenced to 18 months in custody for sexual assault.