The offender pleaded guilty to receiving a material benefit from sexual services and assault causing bodily harm against his intimate partner.
The Crown sought a global sentence of nine years, arguing the offender procured the complainant and exerted coercive control.
The court rejected the Crown's characterization, finding the offender did not procure the complainant or use violence to force her into the sex trade, though the relationship was exploitative and he assaulted her twice.
Emphasizing the offender's youth, lack of significant record, and strong rehabilitative prospects, the court imposed a global sentence of two years' imprisonment, with 13 months' credit for pre-sentence custody and strict bail conditions.
