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Decision Information

R v J.(J.)K.

Court Supreme Court
Date 1998-06-23
File numbers CR 03367
Judge(s) Schuler
Publication ban Ban on publication of complainant / witness pursuant to section 486 of the Criminal Code
Location Hay River
Cases and statutes considered Statutes considered:
Criminal Code, RSC 1985, c. C-46, s. 271
Criminal Code, RSC 1985, c. C-46, s. 155
Criminal Code, RSC 1985, c. C-46, s. 109
Decision information:

Summary: Accused was convicted of committing a series of sexual assaults over a period of five years on his young granddaughter and seven of her friends - Girls were in his care during the assaults, position of trust - Limited and unrelated record - Pre-trial custody of nine months. Court held the moral culpability of the Accused in these circumstances was substantial and that the sentence must be substantial in order to reflect the harm that child abuse does to society, by destroying our sense of trust.
Decision: Sentence determined - Incest: 5 years imprisonment ; Sexual assault: 5 years consecutive ; 10 year firearms prohibition
Subjects: Criminal law - Sexual offences - Incest
Criminal law - Sexual offences - Sexual assault

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