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[2015] VCC 1375
appellant. 12-month Community Corrections Order with 200 hours unpaid community work; mandatory 15-year registration on Sex Offenders Register; no order for intimate sample under s. 464ZF.
A 21-year-old man pleaded guilty to having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl over a two-week period. He met her on Facebook, picked her up when she snuck out of her parents' house, and they had sexual intercourse approximately seven times. He made full admissions to police and pleaded guilty early, sparing the victim from testifying. The judge found that guilty pleas in child sex cases should be particularly rewarded because most offenders deny their crimes and force victims through traumatic trials. The offender had no prior convictions, came from a good family, and was assessed as unlikely to reoffend. The judge decided he did not need to be imprisoned to protect the community or deter him specifically. Instead, he received a 12-month community corrections order requiring 200 hours of unpaid work. He was also required to register as a sex offender for 15 years, which the judge could not change as it was mandatory. The judge refused to order him to provide an intimate DNA sample because he had no prior offences and was unlikely to reoffend.
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12-month Community Corrections Order with 200 hours unpaid community work; mandatory 15-year registration on Sex Offenders Register; no order for intimate sample under s. 464ZF.