The offender was convicted of sexual assault and four counts of failing to comply with a condition of a release order.
The offender sexually assaulted his former intimate partner while subject to a release order prohibiting contact with her.
He breached the non-contact condition by contacting her by telephone the day following the assault.
The Crown sought a global sentence of two years jail followed by 12 months probation, along with ancillary orders.
The defence argued that the offender's pre-sentence custody of 310 real days, credited as 465 days, was sufficient time served given mitigating factors including harsh detention conditions.
The court imposed a sentence of approximately 15.5 months jail followed by 12 months probation, taking into account aggravating factors including persistence in sexual advances despite repeated refusals, the statutory aggravation of intimate partner violence, the offender's criminal record, and breach of court orders, balanced against mitigating factors including remorse, family support, and harsh pre-sentence custody conditions.