Supreme Court
Decision Information
Summary: Accused was found guilty of fourteen offences involving inappropriate sexual behavior with young boys under his care at a Residential School in Inuvik from 1967-1979 - Position of trust and authority - Accused had sought out counseling for his problems - Fourteen months in pre-trial custody - Guilty pleas entered on nine of the counts -Genuine remorse demonstrated by the Accused at trial. Court took into account the time spent in pre-trial custody - Reference made to sentences made in similar cases out of other jurisdictions - Global sentence of ten years ordered.
Decision: Sentence determined - 10 year global sentence (Count 3: 1 year imprisonment ; Count 7: 2 years consecutive ; Count 9: 1 year consecutive ; Count 10: 1 year concurrent ; Count 12: 2 years consecutive ; Count 15: 1 year consecutive ; Count 22: 2 years consecutive : Count 27: 1 year concurrent ; Count 30: 1 year concurrent ; Count 32: 1 year concurrent ; Count 34: 1 year concurrent ; Count 35: 1 year concurrent ; Count 39: 1 year concurrent ; Count 44: 1 year consecutive) ; 10 year firearms prohibition
Subjects: Criminal law - Sexual offences