What is the appropriate sentence for a man convicted of sexual interference on a young girl of between 11 and 14 years old?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Shilling, 2021 ONCA 916 (CanLII):
As for the fitness of sentence, we note the following. The appellant was in a position of trust in relation to the complainant, having taken on the role of a step-parent. He committed two separate, serious acts of sexual interference on the complainant when she was a child of between 11 and 14 years of age. And, he has a related criminal record, having a prior conviction for sexual assault. Mid-single digit penitentiary terms for sexual offences against children are normal: see R v. Friesen, 2020 SCC 9, 444 D.L.R. (4th) 1, at paras. 5, 114. The sentence imposed here falls within that range.
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