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Accused found guilty of home invasion and firearms offences based on circumstantial and DNA evidence.
The accused were charged with multiple offences arising from a violent home invasion where masked intruders assaulted the occupants and demanded money while armed with firearms.
The intruders fled in a stolen vehicle, leading to a police pursuit and their subsequent arrest in a wooded area.
The court relied on circumstantial evidence, including DNA on discarded gloves, flight from police, and the accused's presence in the getaway vehicle, to find both accused guilty as co-principals or aiders to robbery, break and enter, disguise with intent, and various firearms offences.
Global 5.5-year sentence imposed for CSAM and extensive voyeurism offences.
The sentencing court addressed guilty pleas to possessing child pornography, making child pornography available, and three voyeurism counts arising from prolonged covert recordings in private domestic, workplace, and public settings.
Applying Criminal Code sentencing principles, the court gave primary weight to denunciation and deterrence, citing the scale of offending, serious and lasting victim harm, and significant aggravating features including sexualized degrading conduct and exploitation of highly private spaces.
The court also considered mitigation, including the guilty plea, remorse, expert evidence of rehabilitative potential and managed risk, lack of prior record, and harsh pre-trial custody conditions including extensive lockdowns, triple-bunking, and an in-custody assault.
A global sentence of 5.5 years less 733 days of credit was imposed, with ancillary DNA, SOIRA, s. 161, forfeiture, and s. 743.21 non-communication orders.
