SELECTED CASE LAW 

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES:

2011 NWTTC 20

In 2011 NWTTC 20, Mr. D, a 50-year-old man, pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography and two counts of voyeurism. The police found 1,888 unique images of child pornography on his computer, including violent sexual assaults and adults having sex with young children, and videos of him recording his step-daughter and her 7-year-old son in the bathroom, which he edited. He was sentenced to 12-months’ incarceration for possessing child pornography, 3-months’ incarceration for voyeurism, as well as 3-years’ probation, orders to attend counselling, not possess or use a computer except for employment, provide a DNA sample, 10-year sex of-fender registration, as well as orders that limit his contact with people under the age of 18.

 

Criminal Offence(s): Voyeurism