W.J. Blacklock

The accused pleaded guilty to sexual interference involving his 14-year-old biological daughter.

The offences occurred over several months and involved inappropriate touching.

The court considered the grave breach of trust as a significant aggravating factor, balanced against the mitigating factor of the guilty plea which spared the victim from testifying.

The accused was sentenced to 357 days in custody (accounting for pre-sentence custody), followed by three years of probation, and various ancillary orders including a weapons prohibition and a section 161 order.

The young person accused was charged with assault causing bodily harm following a consensual fist fight with another youth.

The fight resulted in the complainant losing two front teeth.

The court analyzed the law on consent in fist fights, applying the Supreme Court's decisions in Jobidon and Paice.

The court found that the accused intended to cause non-trivial bodily harm and did in fact cause such harm, thereby vitiating any consent to the fight.

The accused was found guilty.