Canadian Criminal Sentencing/Cases/Child Luring

Child Luring Ranges Case Citation PrvCrt Sentence SummaryR. v. Schroeder 2012 ABPC 241 (CanLII) ABPC 21 months less a day CSO also sentencing on possession of child pornography (4 images, 5 videos, 90 days)--Over 9 days, accused chatted with undercover officer posing as a 13 year old girl--conversation became sexual-they arranged to meet up and he was arrested upon arrival, condoms were found on him at time or arrest--police found 218 chats with other adults discussing sexual acts with childrenR. v. Paradee 2012 ABPC 148 ABPC 18 months CSO offender lured 16 year old online and had her masturbate on web camera. Also convicted of accessing child pornography (90 days)R. v. Somogyi 2011 ONSC 483 ONSC 22 months CSO + 3yP three counts of luring--conversation with two undercover offenders posing as 14 year old girls--conversation was sexual--he masturbated on webcam--encouraged girls to masturbate--no attempts to meet up--offender was 45 years old, married--possessed 113 images and 6 videos of child pornography that were deleted--offender had a number of physical disabilities--prior conviction for sexual touching in 1989--given 45 days for child pornography R. v. Snow 2011 ONCJ 619 ONPC 18 months internet luring; invitation of sexual touching of a minorR. v. Dragos 2011 ONSC 183ONSC 18 months + 3yp also convicted of poss’n child porn (1 month), sexual interference (4 months)--downloaded both adult and child porn--communicated with 13 year old girl over 3.5 months--requested her to show him her breasts, he masturbated on webcam--he met with complainant at a hotel which involved some sexual touching--offender was 24 years old, no record, hebephile--low risk of reoffenceR. v. Holland 2011 ONSC 1504ONSC 18 months + 3 yP three counts of luring--communicated with undercover officer posing as 12 year old girl--wanted to meet girl for sexual activities--sent images of his penis four times, masturbated--arranged meeting and was arrested--offender was 57 years old, no record, married with two children, retired from bank--assessment determined he was in low risk and not a pedophile--attempted to minimize actions--believed he was communicating with role playing adult--rejected CSOR. v. H. (J.J.) 2011 PESC 8PESC 6 months + 2yp offender was age 23, no record, knew 14 year old complainant most of her life through his mother--complainant made first contact, offender immediately began sex-related conversation and continued over 2 months--one failed attempt to meet up--complainant was a foster child and vulnerable--SOIRA R. v. McCall 2011 BCPC 143 BCPC 1 year + 3yP communicated with undercover officer posing as 14 year old girl--started chatting about sex early on, asked her to masturbate, discussed oral sex, groomed her, sent obscene imagesR. v. Porteus 2011 ONCJ 305ONPC 10 months + 3Y also convicted of invitation to sexual touching--offender was dating victim’s older sister, he would send victim sexual text messages--they discussed having sex, talked about trading images of each other masturbating--offender was 19 years old, victim was 12 years old--56 days remand credit R. v. Woodward 2011 ONCA 610 ONCA 18 months R. v. Brown 2010 ONCJ 664 ONPC 10 months + 3 yP communicated withe undercover officer posing as 12 year old girl--conversation became sexual, asked to meet for sexual activity--offender was 34 years old, corporal n Canadian Forces--remorseful with suicidal ideation--low riskR. v. Torwick 2010 ABPC 233ABPC 18 months CSO communicated with undercover officer posing as a 12 year old girl--offender age 49, posing as 16 year old--masturbated on camera, asked for pictures from her, requested to meet for sex--remorseful--low risk--hebephileR. v. Porter [2010] N.J. No. 161 (NLPC) NLPC 13 months also charged with attempted sexual assault--offender met 13 year old online--over 1 year groomed her to have him come from Australia for sex--he travelled to province and he attempted to kiss her, gave her gifts--no record, married with children--lost jobR. v. Miller 2010 ONCJ 368 ONPC 2 years + 3yPalso convicted of child porn--communicated with undercover officer posing as 14 years old, over 2.5 months--offender was 42 but claimed to be 21--conversation of a sexual nature--invited for meet up of a sexual nature--sent image of his penis and other pornography--found in possession of large collection of CP--unrelated record--poor PSR--moderate to high riskR. v. Hepburn 2010 ABCA 157 ABCA 2 years less a CSO R. v. El-Jamel2010 ONCA 575 ONCA 12 months CSO also charged with child porn--contacted an undercover officer posed as 12 year old girl--arranged to meet in person for sex--masturbated on webcam to girl--offender age 24, no record--low risk--appealed 45 days R. v. Rouse 2010 ABPC 192 ABPC 9 months two counts of luring--met 15 year old girl at church, continued conversation on internet--had sexually explicit conversations--he asked her for names of girls interested in sexual activities, asked for sexual activities from her--tried to meet up with her--offender was 21 years old, no record--was on an order not to use internet at the time of the offence--first offence involved meeting a 12 year old online--had girl show him her breasts, invited her over for sex--met at a movie, but no sex--offender was sexually abused as child--moderate risk to reoffend--remorseful--rejected CSO R. v. Aimee 2010 BCSC 1463 BCSC 16 months also charged with interferenceR. v. Gibbon 2009 ABPC 265ABPC 2 years less a day CSO offender communicated with a 14 year old girl online--he emailed erotic stories to the girl and attempted to arrange a meetingR. v. MacIntyre 2009 ABPC 177ABPC 18 month CSO offender communicated with an undercover officer posing as a young girl--offender exposed himself on a webcam and engaged in fondling himself, he directed her to internet sites containing sexual materialsR. v. Armstrong 2009 ABPC 45ABPC8 months + 3yP 3 counts of luring--committed one of them while on bail for previous--prior record for indecent and harassing phone calls--offender was disabled--high risk to reoffend--CSO rejected--2 years less a day before remand time R. v. Alicandro 2009 ONCA 133 ONCA 90 days + 2yPconversation with undercover officer posing as a young girl--quickly starts on sexual topics, asked for picture--sent picture of his picture R. v. Nichol 2009 BCPC 124 BCPC 20 months + 3yP communicated with undercover officer posing as 13 year old girl in chat room--sexual conversation, sent image of penis--initially made excuses on arrest--arrange to meet for sex--prior youth record for sexual assault--history of alcohol abuse--moderate risk of reoffenceR. v. Bergeron 2009 ONCJ 104ONPC 21 months also charged with distribution of child porn--over several months, communicated with undercover officer posing as 12 year old girl--engaged in explicit conversation, send child porn images--masturbated on webcam--encouraged her to engage in sex acts--offender aged 59, no record--claimed boredom and depression--low risk to re-offend--2 years less a day minus remand timeR. v. Daniels 2008 ABPC 252ABPC 15 months + 3yP plea to one count luring--offender responded to graffiti on a park bench--spoke with undercover officer posing as 16 year old girl--asked to meet up for sex--judge says starting point for luring with no record is 12 months--offender was 28 years old, prior conviction for interference and other offences--high risk of reoffence--rejected CSO R. v. Legare 2008 ABCA 138 ABCA R. v. Read 2008 ONCJ 732 ONPC 90 days over 3 months, met undercover officer posing as 14 year old in chat room--sexual conversation, showed her his buttocks and penis on webcam--arrange meeting--did same thing with officer posing as another girl--offender was 41 years old, no record--psych assessment shows no pedophilia R. v. Bono 2008 CanLII 58426 (ON SC)ONSC 20 months R. v. M. (J.A.) 2007 SKPC 44 SKPC 1 year guilty of luring, sex assault, distrib. child porn--offender engaged in conversation with undercover officer posing as 13 year old--in webcam he exposed his penis--expressed interest in incest and sex with young girls--offender had a 7 year old daughter--confessed to sexual touching of daughter 9 times, including oral sex--transmitted it online--given 2.5 years for sexual assault and child porn chargesR. v. Innes 2008 ABCA 129 ABCA3 years two counts of luring, once count of making child porn, one count extortion--global 6 years--offender posed as teen girl and became friends with a 13 year old--sent her sexually explicit videos, and had her transmit video of herself doing sexual acts--he revealed his true age and blackmailed her to put on more shows--other incident involved failed attempt at having a14 year old transmit a similar show--offender's computer had 181 child porn videos--offender aged 24, no record--appeal from 2007 ABPC 237R. v. Lithgow 2007 ONCJ 534ONPC 1 year CSO also convicted of sexual exploitation--offender was teacher of 14 and 15 year old girls--over 2 years, they chatted over email, conversations became sexual, evolved to meeting and sexual touching--offender had consensual sex with one girl while she was in grade 11 multiple times--offender was late 50s, no record, lost job due to chargesR. v. Dhandhukia [2007] O.J. No. 1846, 2007 CarswellOnt 3002ONSC 1 year + 3YP convicted at trial--communicated with undercover officer posing as 12 year old girl--only one conversation--made plans to meet for sexual activities--offender was 38 years old, no record, immigrated to Canada in 2001, university graduate, married--rejected CSOR. v. Gurr 2007 BCSC 1586BCSC1 year also convicted of child porn--possessed 200 images-- offender gave out fliers at mall offering modeling recruiting--undercover officer posing at 13 year old responded by email--agreed to meet at mall--arrested and found condoms and camera--offender was 33 years old, no record--medium risk to reoffendR. v. Thain 2007 CarswellOnt 9903 ONSC 9 months over 4 months, offender communicated with undercover police officer posing as 13 year old girl in chat room--grooming conversations about masturbation--arrested at meet up--offender was 37 years old, no record, employed as pilot--lost job due to charges--diagnosed with sex addiction, attended counselling--on bail for 45 months--CSO rejectedR. v. Fortin 2007 QCCQ 1116QC 3 months CSO + 3 yP offender arranged to meet with 13 year old at night--intention for sexual activities--never met up--offender was aged 49, married with 3 children--significant media coverage--lost job-- low riskR. v. Jarvis 2006 CanLII 27300 (ON CA)ONCA 6 months +3yP offender conversed with an undercover posing as 13 year old--sent images of his penis, had sex-related conversation--he asked to meet up, they plan to meet in a park--otherwise good character--hebephile R. v. Randall 2006 NSPC 38 NSPC 1 year CSO incident not predatory, just poor judgement --no related record -- low risk R. v. Horeczy 2006 CanLII 40775 (MB PC) MBPC 15 months 7 counts of luring involving different children--met with girls age 13 to 15 in online chat rooms--encouraged to meet them in person for sexual activities--was exploitative of the childrenR. v. Brown 2006 CarswellOnt 2329ON 1 year + 3yP offender, age 23, met 13 year old in an online game--romantic interest between them--victim originally said she was 17, later revealed real age--victim ran away from home--offender was cooperative with police--diagnosed with schizophrenia--SOIRA 10 yearsR. v. Symes [2005] O.J. No. 6041 (C.J.)ONPC 12 months two counts of luring--offender was 36 years old, former pastor--communicated with undercover officer posing as child--offender arranged meeting with child and was arrested--tested positive for attraction to childrenR. v. Kydyk 2005 CarswellOnt 6530 (Ont. C.J.) ONPC 9 months + 3yP also convicted of possession of CP--communicated with undercover officer posing as a 13 year old girl in chat room--he talked about sexual topics and asked to meet in person--sent picture of his penis--arrested at meeting point--had condoms with him--found CP at his home--offender was 39 years old, no record, employed, looks after parents--lost job--SOIRA 10 yearsR. v. Folino 2005 CanLII 40543, 2005 CarswellOnt 5990 (ONCA)ONCA 18 months CSO + 3yP offender contacted undercover officer posing as 13 year old--engaged in sexually explicit conversation--arranged to meet her for sex activities--no record, married--developed health problems-- appeal from 9 months jailR. v. Harvey [2004] O.J. No. 1389 (Ont. C.J.)ONPC 1 year + 3yP also charged with poss’n of child porn (6 images)--communicated with undercover police officer posing as 13 year old girl in chat room--engaged in sexual conversations--total of 34 conversations--offender was 61 years old--diagnosed as a pedophile--moderate to low risk--no record, career as teacher and principal--6 months remandR. v. Hoogenboom 2004 ABPC 150 ABPC12 months + 3yP47 year old man has conversations with 13 year old girl, encouraged her to send lewd photos of herself--offender has prior record of sexual interference with step-daughter (18 month CSO)R. v. Jepson (2004), 2004 CarswellOnt 6225 (Ont. S.C.J.)ONSC 1 year + 3yP over 3 weeks, communicated with undercover police officer posing as 13 year old girl in chat room--wanted to meet--fix images of child pornography were found on computer-- offender aged 44, no record--heart problems-- moderate to low risk of reoffenceR. v. Blanchard (2003)O.J. No. 5510 (S.C.J.) ONSC12 months (JR) 25 year old offender had a single conversation with an undercover officer posing as a 12 year old girl--offender sent photos of himself and penis, discussed sexual acts--found 27 images of child porn on his computer Category:Criminal Case Digests