Sexual assault
R. v. A.D.E.
A publication ban applies. The offender is not named.
- Below the Crown's ask
Sentence and the Crown's position
Crown asked3 years and 6 months in custody1
Judge imposed3 years imprisonment less 204 days pre-sentence credit1
6 months less custody than the Crown asked
What the law allows
Maximum10 years
Crown asked3 years and 6 months in custody
Judge imposed3 years in custody
Defence asked30 months in custody
The offender was found guilty by a jury of sexual assault after giving the complainant a mixture of fentanyl and benzodiazepines and having intercourse with her while she was unconscious. The Crown sought three and a half to four years; the defence sought 30 months. Justice Brongers imposed three years' imprisonment less 204 days of pre-sentence credit, giving primary consideration to denunciation and deterrence because the complainant was a vulnerable person.
In the judge's words
1His actions have significantly diminished her quality of life even today, some three years later. I find that these are all highly aggravating circumstances in this case.
The record
- Convicted of
- Sexual assault (CC 271)
- Prior convictions
- Not recorded
- At the time of the offence
- Not stated1
- Defence asked for
- 30 months in custody1
- Appeal
- Not yet checked
- Counsel
- Crown: C.C. Fisher
Defence: P.A. Blokmanis
Sources
- R. v. A.D.E., 2026 BCSC 948 Court decision, CanLII, May 1, 2026
[41] Counsel for the Crown takes the position that the duration of … custodial sentence should be from three-and-a-half to four years, less credit for time served.
[51] Accordingly, counsel for … urges the Court to sentence his client to a custodial sentence of 30 months (i.e., two-and-a-half years), less credit for time served.
[64] … His actions have significantly diminished her quality of life even today, some three years later. I find that these are all highly aggravating circumstances in this case.
[76] … I sentence you to imprisonment for a period of three years. … [77] You will receive a credit of 204 days towards this sentence, which is approximately six-and-a-half months.
- Criminal Code, s. 271 Record, Justice Laws Website
- R. v. A.D.E., 2026 BCSC 948 Court decision, Courts of British Columbia