Sentencing for repeat sexual offences against adolescent victims and breach of a lifetime prohibition order.

The court applied the framework in Friesen, emphasizing the offender’s high likelihood of reoffending, grooming behaviour, abuse of trust and authority, prior similar record, breach of probation and prohibition conditions, and the need to prioritize denunciation, deterrence, and separation from society under ss. 718 and 718.01 of the Criminal Code.

Harsh pandemic lockdown conditions in pre-sentence custody were treated as a mitigating factor through Duncan credit, and statutory pre-sentence custody credit was also applied.

A global custodial sentence of 7 years and 11 months was imposed, with ancillary lifetime orders.