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Offender sentenced to 1 year for criminally harassing police chief with misogynistic graffiti.
The offender was found guilty of criminal harassment and mischief to property after targeting the Chief of the Smiths Falls Police Service with misogynistic graffiti and online messages.
The court found the offences were motivated by gender and anti-social ideological extremism, constituting statutory aggravating factors.
The offender was sentenced to 1 year in custody, less pre-sentence credit, followed by 3 years of probation with strict conditions.
The accused received 5 years and 9 months imprisonment for criminal negligence causing death.
The accused pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing death in connection with a motor vehicle collision that killed Julia Baciu.
The accused, a novice G2 driver, was operating a vehicle at 168 km/h in a 50 km/h zone while impaired by alcohol and marijuana.
He struck a vehicle driven by the victim's boyfriend, causing catastrophic injuries.
The court imposed a sentence of 5 years 9 months imprisonment, an 8-year driving prohibition, and ordered a DNA sample.
The court emphasized denunciation and deterrence as the predominant sentencing principles, noting the epidemic of traffic fatalities in York Region.
