The 68-year-old offender pled guilty to one count of sexual interference relating to historical offences committed in 1999 against a 12-year-old boy.
The Crown sought 30 to 36 months in custody, while the defence sought 9 to 12 months, citing the offender's significant health issues including a recent stroke and advanced Ankylosing Spondylitis.
Applying the principles from R. v. Friesen, the court emphasized denunciation and deterrence for sexual offences against children.
The court found that while the offender's health issues were a mitigating factor that reduced the sentence from what it otherwise would have been, a penitentiary term was still required.
The offender was sentenced to 30 months in custody.
