The offender pleaded guilty to multiple historical sexual offences against his young son, including sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching, and sexual assault arising from prolonged and escalating abuse within the home.
The court held that denunciation and deterrence were the paramount sentencing objectives in child sexual abuse cases, while still giving weight to rehabilitation, restraint, the offender's traumatic childhood, health issues, hearing impairment, remorse, and the custodial risks associated with the pandemic.
A global sentence of 42 months' imprisonment was imposed, with concurrent sentences on all counts and enhanced credit for presentence custody.
On ancillary relief, the court granted a lifetime s. 161(1)(b) prohibition, a DNA order, a lifetime weapons prohibition, and a lifetime SOIRA order, but declined broader s. 161 prohibitions for lack of evidentiary foundation.
