The accused, an Indigenous man with a lengthy criminal record including two prior sexual assaults, was convicted of sexual interference and sexual assault against a 14-year-old complainant.
The complainant was highly intoxicated and vulnerable when the accused followed and sexually assaulted her.
The court considered Gladue factors but found that the gravity of the offence, the accused's predatory behaviour, and the need for denunciation and separation from society necessitated a lengthy penitentiary term.
The accused was sentenced to 8 years imprisonment, less credit for pre-trial custody, along with ancillary orders including a lifetime section 161 prohibition.
