Dr. Peter Dziak pleaded guilty to criminal harassment and breach of an undertaking.
The Crown sought a conditional sentence, while the defence requested a conditional discharge, emphasizing the causal role of Dr. Dziak's serious psychiatric disorder.
The court found Dr. Dziak's moral culpability to be extremely low due to a delusional disorder.
Despite the seriousness of the offences, the court granted a conditional discharge, prioritizing proportionality and the offender's rehabilitation over general deterrence and denunciation given the central role of mental illness.
A three-year probation period with specific conditions, a 10-year weapons prohibition, and a DNA order were imposed.
