The offender pleaded guilty to sexual interference against a child victim between 2008 and 2011, when the victim was eight to ten years old.
The offender was involved in an extra-marital affair with the victim's mother, who facilitated the abuse.
The court imposed a sentence of two years less-a-day in the reformatory followed by two years' probation, rejecting the Crown's submission for four years in the penitentiary.
The court found that while the offence was serious and caused significant harm, the offender was not a predator and did not systematically groom the victim.
Mitigating factors included the offender's guilty plea, lack of criminal record, remorse, low risk of reoffending, and excellent prospects for rehabilitation.
