The defendant, Waqar Ali, was sentenced after being found guilty of sexually assaulting two young women and assault causing bodily harm to one.

The court considered aggravating factors including the victims' extreme intoxication and vulnerability, the defendant's predatory behavior as an Uber driver constituting a breach of trust, and the significant impact on the victims.

Mitigating factors included the defendant's lack of prior record, family support, and efforts to address mental health and addiction issues.

The court emphasized general deterrence and denunciation, imposing a total sentence of 18 months and 20 days of incarceration, along with a three-year probation order and other ancillary orders.

The defendant, a high school mathematics teacher, was convicted of two counts of sexual assault against two 15-year-old female students, involving inappropriate touching.

The Crown sought 12 months incarceration, while the defence sought a suspended sentence.

The court considered aggravating factors including the breach of trust by a teacher, the victims' vulnerability, and the ongoing negative impact on the victims.

Mitigating factors included the defendant's loss of employment and emotional suffering.

The court also considered the defendant's prior assault conviction in 2009, which indicated a pattern of inappropriate touching.

The court found the mandatory minimum sentence of one year imprisonment under s. 271(a) of the Criminal Code to be constitutionally invalid under s. 12 of the Charter in this case.

The defendant was sentenced to two months intermittent incarceration, followed by two years of probation, a DNA order, lifetime SOIRA registration, and ten-year weapons and s. 161 prohibitions.