Sentencing for sexual interference and making child pornography where the offender sexually exploited her young child and created and distributed sexualized recordings to an adult sexual partner.
The court rejected the position that the offender had been coerced or was in a severe mental health crisis, finding instead that the chat logs demonstrated willing and assertive participation and use of the child as currency for the offender's own sexual gratification.
Applying the governing sentencing principles for sexual offences against children, the court placed primary weight on denunciation and deterrence, emphasizing the profound breach of trust, the victim's age, the distribution of videos, and the enduring harm from internet circulation.
Guilty pleas, lack of criminal record, admissions to police, counselling, and limited mental health and risk evidence were mitigating but carried reduced weight.
Consecutive custodial terms totalling six years were imposed, together with SOIRA, DNA, and long-term ancillary orders.
