This sentencing decision concerns a defendant convicted of procuring, luring, and obtaining sexual services from a 17-year-old complainant.
The court addresses the appropriate sentence, considering aggravating factors such as the defendant's age and multiple incidents, and mitigating factors including no prior criminal record and a mistaken belief about the age of consent for sexual activity.
The decision also discusses the constitutional validity of mandatory minimum sentences for luring in light of recent Supreme Court of Canada jurisprudence (Friesen, Sullivan, Hills, Hilbach) and the impact of Bill C-5 on the availability of conditional sentences.
The court ultimately imposes a global sentence of 3 years in custody, to be served concurrently for all counts, along with a Sex Offender Information Registry Act order and a DNA order.
