The offender pleaded guilty to one count of sexual exploitation for historical offences committed between 1994 and 1996 against a 14-to-16-year-old employee.
The Crown sought a custodial sentence of two years less a day, while the defence sought a conditional sentence.
The court found that exceptional circumstances existed, including the offender's own history of childhood sexual abuse, his chronic mental health issues, his prosocial life, and his role as a caregiver for his elderly mother.
The court imposed a two-year conditional sentence followed by two years of probation, along with mandatory ancillary orders.
