This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.A B.C. judge has decided not to send a retired military officer to jail who “encouraged and enthusiastically supported” the abuse of a child, in part because the man has post-traumatic stress disorder from his years of service.
However, the judge found that the man’s PTSD was the “triggering factor” that led him to seek out risky behaviour and there was no evidence that the man ever touched the child. The offences involving the boy were limited to between February and April 2017. By the time of his arrest in December 2017, the man had “moved on from pedophilia” and there was no evidence he continued accumulating child porn beyond February of that year, the judge says.
“Not surprisingly, he was horrified and shocked by what he saw and contacted the authorities,” the ruling says.The Crown called for seven to 10 months of jail plus 12 to 18 months on probation, while the man’s lawyer argued the case involved extraordinary circumstances.
GlobeBC Sorry...I cannot accept any excuse for any kind of pedophilia behavior, or child porn.....NO EXCUSE...period
I think you buried the lead on this one. He actively planned to sexually assault a 5 year old with his girlfriend.
PTSD is no excuse for child porn offenses from convicted pedophile. He is a disgrace to the military and should be doing time in stockade. What is sentencing judge thinking? Or was he sipping too much JD koolaide! This is not a victimless crime!
'Dabbled?' Excuse me, could you please define the word 'dabbled'? 🤔Is that not like saying slightly pregnant?
Oh another ‘dabbler’ like ‘Gate crasher’ ?! Ffs go read him a bedtime story
'Dabbled in child porn?' What kind of soft stroking is that? Hes a pedo on the loose. Pedophile alert, is what your tabloid headline should say. Hard on youth charities and easy on pedophiles. Not hard to see what the G&M holds dearer. Pedophiles. 🙁
Judge should be investigated to see if he or she is on a pedo list somewhere. Colonial injustice systems protects rapists corporate thieves and fawkn liars.
Can he be recalled by the GG back into the army and then tried under military law?