Following jury convictions on four counts of sexual assault involving two young aspiring models, the court imposed a penitentiary sentence.
The sentencing judge treated denunciation and both specific and general deterrence as primary objectives, emphasizing a pattern of exploiting youth, inexperience, and a perceived professional power imbalance in a modelling-photography setting.
The court found significant emotional and psychological harm to both complainants, rejected the defence submission for a global sentence of two years less a day, and imposed consecutive terms totalling four years and three months, with limited credit for pretrial custody and strict bail conditions.
DNA, SOIRA, and no-contact orders were also made.
