A young person pleaded guilty to sexual interference with an 11-year-old victim and breach of probation.
The offence constituted an attempted rape occurring only three months after the offender had been placed on probation for a prior sexual interference conviction involving a 13-year-old victim.
The court determined that a deferred custody and supervision order was unavailable because the offence caused serious bodily harm to the victim.
The court imposed a custodial sentence of 4 weeks secure custody followed by 2 weeks community supervision and 2 years probation with extensive conditions, including counselling, community service, and participation in culturally-appropriate programming.
The sentence balanced the seriousness of the offence against the offender's Inuit background, tragic personal circumstances, and rehabilitative potential.
