The offender was convicted of internet child luring following a police sting operation where he believed he was communicating with a 15-year-old girl.
The court considered the constitutionality of the mandatory minimum sentence under s. 172.1(2)(a) of the Criminal Code, finding it unconstitutional based on binding precedent.
Weighing the offender's difficult background as a refugee against the gravity of the offence and the Supreme Court's direction to increase sentences for child sexual offences, the court imposed a sentence of 16 months' imprisonment, one year of probation, and ancillary orders.
