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Michael  O'Dell's avatar

I agree with the judge, "the crimes are disgusting,"

Still playing the blame game

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Jennifer Jamieson's avatar

The 10 year old gets a life sentence of trauma and this self-excusing a-hole gets 5 years. He will do it again...they can’t stop themselves...sex offenders have the highest recidivism rate of criminals. As to the excuses, I call BS. Lots of abuse victims do not turn around and abuse others.

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Pete's avatar

100% agree with you not no where neer enough time for him 10 years should have been then min plus another 5 for all the times wasted courts time getting rid of lawyers becasue "he" was the "victim"

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BeltaneMaiden's avatar

Totally agree. Kudos to the judge for ordering DNA testing to HOPEFULLY deter this excuse of a man from repeating this disgusting, life altering behaviour. The poor girl. #MeToo folks will support her through the motions 💔❤️‍🩹

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Don MacPherson's avatar

The DNA order is a mandatory order for those convicted of sex-related offences and other crimes.

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Sebastien's avatar

Judges need to stop being lenient with things like these - It should be a lot more long of a sentence

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Don MacPherson's avatar

Judges can't impose any sentence they choose. They're guided by the limits outlined in the Criminal Code and by precedents. Specifically, the Supreme Court of Canada has directed that judges can only reject joint recommendations on sentence if the recommended term is so wildly outside the established range for such crimes that it would bring the administration of justice into disrepute. Judge Mathurin's review of the case law led her to believe that it did fall within the established range, so she was bound by precedent to accept it.

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Nan's avatar

“I’d rather you judge me on what actually happened and who I actually am,” he told Mathurin. You are actually a monster! Menace to society, you cannot be helped, you are a very sadistic person, and the court time you wasted, the money you cost us and will continue to cost us is appalling! The victim was given a life sentence because of you! And to think you will be on the lose again in less than a year and a half!!!!!!

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