Appeared as counsel in 65 cases (2000–2024)
3 total
Offender sentenced for sexual interference and luring subjected to 20-year SOIRA and 2-year internet restriction orders.
Following a guilty plea to sexual interference, luring, and extortion, the offender was sentenced to 23 months' imprisonment.
The Crown sought a 20-year SOIRA order and an internet restriction order under s. 161 of the Criminal Code.
The court found that the offender failed to rebut the presumption for a SOIRA order, as the offences were predatory and the impact of registration was not grossly disproportionate to the public interest.
The court imposed a 20-year SOIRA order and a 2-year internet restriction order tailored to minimize risk without unduly interfering with the offender's rehabilitation and employment.
The court dismissed 242 meritless appeals filed by a paralegal to manipulate the demerit point system.
A paralegal licensed by the Law Society of Ontario systematically filed over 220 meritless appeals following guilty pleas to Highway Traffic Act offences.
The appeals were filed with no intention to proceed and were designed to exploit regulatory provisions that prevent recording of convictions and demerit points on driving records until appeals are sustained.
By filing appeals within the 30-day window and allowing them to languish, the paralegal effectively delayed the accrual of demerit points for two years from the offence date, thereby circumventing the demerit point system.
The court dismissed all 242 appeals (including 18 filed by an unidentified entity called "Traffic Tasks Legal") as abandoned and not proceeded with, finding the conduct constituted an abuse of the appeal process.
The Court ordered the perfection of 250 dormant Highway Traffic Act appeals filed by paralegals following guilty pleas.
This decision addresses a motion for directions brought by the City of Toronto concerning approximately 250 outstanding appeals under the Highway Traffic Act (HTA) initiated by notices of appeal following guilty pleas entered by paralegal representatives.
The Court identified a troubling pattern where appeals were filed but not actively pursued, often by a non-licensed individual, Kiril Kovuntunko, and a licensed paralegal, Adelin B. Mocanu, operating through Ticket Justice.
The Court ordered that all such appeals be perfected by April 9, 2025, with transcripts filed and service completed, and set a hearing date for May 26-27, 2025.
The judgment highlights procedural safeguards, the statutory framework for Part I POA appeals, and the importance of ensuring appeals are not used to delay justice.
