D.F. was convicted by a jury of sexual assault, sexual interference, and invitation to sexual touching involving his niece by marriage, E.Q., who was between 6 and 10 years old.

The sexual assault count was stayed under Kienapple.

The court imposed a global sentence of four years for sexual interference and one year concurrent for invitation to sexual touching, emphasizing denunciation and deterrence in child sexual abuse cases as per Friesen.

The offender was also subject to a DNA order and a 20-year Sex Offender Information Registration Act (SOIRA) order.