The offender pleaded guilty to possession, accessing, and making available child pornography, as well as breaching probation conditions from a prior child pornography conviction.
The Crown sought a penitentiary sentence of three to five years, while the defence sought a reformatory sentence of two years less a day.
The court considered the offender's history of childhood sexual abuse, his genuine remorse, and his positive progress in therapy.
Concluding that a reformatory sentence would best facilitate the offender's ongoing rehabilitation while satisfying the principles of denunciation and deterrence, the court imposed a sentence of two years less a day followed by three years of probation.
