Possessing child sexual abuse material

14 cases with this offence

1. June 30, 2026
   R. v. Perez, 2026 BCSC 1480Possessing child sexual abuse material, Kelowna. Justice Maria Morellato

   • Below the Crown's ask
   8 months jail, then 2 years probation
2. January 20, 2026
   R. v. L.P., 2026 NSPC 48Possessing child sexual abuse material; Luring a child; Making sexually explicit material available to a child, Halifax. Judge Christine Driscoll

   • Below the Crown's ask
   16 months jail (12 months concurrent on luring/s. 171.1, 4 months consecutive on s. 163.1), then 18 months probation
3. November 28, 2025
   R. v. J.T.P., 2025 NSSC 381Distributing child sexual abuse material; Possessing child sexual abuse material; Luring a child; Breach of an undertaking; Agreement or arrangement to commit a sexual offence against a child; Failure to comply with a prohibition order (s. 161), Kentville. Justice Gail L. Gatchalian

   • Below the Crown's ask
   • On release at the time
   10 years in custody (global, after totality), less 1,536 days remand credit
4. October 24, 2025
   R. v. Tate, 2025 BCSC 2254Distributing child sexual abuse material; Possessing child sexual abuse material, Victoria. Justice Gareth Morley
   2 years less a day jail (18 months concurrent for possession), then 3 years probation
5. March 28, 2025
   R. v. J.D.B., 2025 NSSC 148Possessing child sexual abuse material; Voyeurism, Sydney. Justice John P. Bodurtha

   • Below the Crown's ask
   18 months in custody (1 year and 6 months consecutive), then 24 months probation
6. September 13, 2024
   R. v. Isbister, 2024 BCSC 1836Possessing child sexual abuse material; Breach of recognizance (peace bond), Langley. Justice Murray B. Blok

   • Below the Crown's ask
   27 months in jail, less 369 days credit for pre-sentence custody
7. July 10, 2024
   R. v. J.K.G., 2024 NSSC 286Sexual assault; Possessing child sexual abuse material; Criminal harassment; Obtaining sexual services for consideration from a person under 18, Bridgewater. Justice Diane Rowe
   6 months in custody, then a consecutive 6-month conditional sentence, then 1 year probation
8. January 5, 2024
   R. v. B.K., 2024 NSPC 4Possessing child sexual abuse material; Luring a child; Making sexually explicit material available to a child, Dartmouth. Judge Theodore K. Tax
   18 months combined imprisonment (15 months luring plus 10 months consecutive for possession, reduced for totality; 12 months concurrent), then 18 months probation
9. September 25, 2023
   R. v. J.P.M., 2023 NSSC 314Possessing child sexual abuse material; Accessing child sexual abuse material, New Glasgow. Justice Frank P. Hoskins

   • Below the Crown's ask
   682 days imprisonment (concurrent), less 391 days credit for pre-sentence custody, then 3 years probation
10. July 6, 2023
    R. v. R.P.P., 2023 BCSC 1818Sexual assault; Making child sexual abuse material; Possessing child sexual abuse material, Kelowna. Justice Sheri A. Donegan
    10 years imprisonment (8 years plus 2 years consecutive, 1 year concurrent), less 27 days credit
11. April 20, 2023
    R. v. W.M., 2023 NSPC 30Sexual interference; Invitation to sexual touching; Possessing child sexual abuse material, Halifax. Judge Elizabeth A. Buckle

    • Below the Crown's ask
    12.5 years global custody (after totality), less 1,643 days' pre-sentence credit; long-term offender designation declined
12. December 12, 2022
    R. v. Adams, 2022 BCSC 2289Possessing child sexual abuse material, Penticton. Justice Diane C. MacDonald

    • Below the Crown's ask
    16 months in custody less 90 days' credit, then 2 years probation
13. September 2, 2022
    R. v. N.S.F.K., 2022 BCSC 2324Distributing child sexual abuse material; Possessing child sexual abuse material; Luring a child; Extortion, New Westminster. Justice Kenneth W. Ball
    3.5 years' imprisonment (1 year concurrent on counts 1-2, consecutive to 2.5 years concurrent on counts 3-4); lifetime s. 109 ban, s. 161 orders, DNA, SOIRA for life
14. March 25, 2022
    R. v. M.E.T., 2022 BCSC 652Sexual interference; Making child sexual abuse material; Possessing child sexual abuse material, Cranbrook. Justice Sharon Matthews
    7.5 years global (5 years sexual interference, 30 months consecutive making child pornography, 12 months concurrent possession), less 1,196 days credit; DNA, s. 109 order, SOIRA, s. 161 order

Judges who sentenced this offence

• The Honourable Judge Christine Driscoll1 case
• The Honourable Justice Diane C. MacDonald1 case
• The Honourable Justice Diane Rowe1 case, leniency score 23
• The Honourable Judge Elizabeth A. Buckle1 case, leniency score 34
• The Honourable Justice Frank P. Hoskins1 case
• The Honourable Justice Gail L. Gatchalian1 case
• The Honourable Justice Gareth Morley1 case, leniency score 33
• The Honourable Justice John P. Bodurtha1 case, leniency score 29
• The Honourable Justice Kenneth W. Ball1 case, leniency score 15
• The Honourable Justice Maria Morellato1 case
• The Honourable Justice Murray B. Blok1 case, leniency score 16
• The Honourable Justice Sharon Matthews1 case, leniency score 20
• The Honourable Justice Sheri A. Donegan1 case, leniency score 22
• The Honourable Judge Theodore K. Tax1 case, leniency score 45

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