Sentences in Courtenay

Decisions

1. February 16, 2024
   R. v. W.H., 2024 BCSC 336Sexual assault of a person under 16; Invitation to sexual touching; Making child sexual abuse material; Distributing child sexual abuse material; Making sexually explicit material available to a child; Incest. Justice Janet Winteringham

   • Below the Crown's ask
   Long-term offender designation; 18 years in prison (10 years for the sexual offences plus 8 years consecutive for the child sexual abuse material offences) less 1,462 days of credit, followed by a 10-year long-term supervision order
2. October 23, 2023
   R. v. Karaim, 2023 BCSC 2117Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Trafficking or possession for trafficking (Schedule III or V substance). Justice Frits E. Verhoeven
   Two years plus one day in custody, concurrent on all four counts, no pre-sentence credit
3. February 24, 2022
   R. v. S.H.B., 2022 BCSC 441Sexual assault; Sexual interference; Sexual exploitation of a young person. Justice J. Miriam Gropper
   Seven and one-half years' imprisonment (sexual interference and sexual exploitation, concurrent), with 3 years concurrent for sexual assault
4. July 27, 2021
   R. v. T.G.S., 2021 BCSC 2292Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking. Justice Heather MacNaughton
   2 years less a day conditional sentence, then 1 year probation