Sexual exploitation of a young person
R. v. L.L.
A publication ban applies. The offender is not named.
Sentence and the Crown's position
What the law allows
The offender was found guilty after trial of three counts of sexual exploitation of a young person for offences committed between 2005 and 2007 while in a position of trust toward the complainant. The Crown and defence jointly recommended four years in custody. Justice Hunt imposed four years of federal custody, finding the recommendation carried the required message of deterrence without being unduly punitive, with the 68-year-old offender's age already reflected in it.
In the judge's words
1It is a recommendation for a substantial period of federal custody. I am satisfied the recommendation carries the required message of general and specific deterrence, without crossing the line and becoming a sentence which would be purely or unduly punitive.
The record
Sources
- R. v. L.L., 2026 NSSC 205 Court decision, CanLII, June 16, 2026
[21] The parties have each recommended a sentence of four years custody together with a series of ancillary orders, as follows:
[21] The parties have each recommended a sentence of four years custody together with a series of ancillary orders, as follows:
[58] The defendant is a first-time offender.
[84] It is a recommendation for a substantial period of federal custody. I am satisfied the recommendation carries the required message of general and specific deterrence, without crossing the line and becoming a sentence which would be purely or unduly punitive.
[89] You are further ordered to serve a term of incarceration for four years in the custody of federal corrections.
- R. v. L.L., 2026 NSSC 205 Court decision, Courts of Nova Scotia