R. v. E.C.S., (1995) 151 N.S.R.(2d) 136 (SC)

JudgeSaunders, J.
CourtSupreme Court of Nova Scotia (Canada)
Case DateJuly 01, 1995
JurisdictionNova Scotia
Citations(1995), 151 N.S.R.(2d) 136 (SC)

R. v. E.C.S. (1995), 151 N.S.R.(2d) 136 (SC);

  440 A.P.R. 136

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Her Majesty The Queen v. E.C.S.

(S.A.C. No. 0916/17)

Indexed As: R. v. E.C.S.

Nova Scotia Supreme Court

Saunders, J.

September 20, 1995.

Summary:

The accused was convicted of two counts of indecently assaulting two teenaged girls in his foster care in 1979 and 1981. The accused was also convicted of three counts of sexually assaulting his daughter-in-law in 1993.

The Nova Scotia Supreme Court sentenced the accused to a total of three years' impris­onment.

Criminal Law - Topic 5803

Sentencing - Consecutive sentences - [See Criminal Law - Topic 5932 ].

Criminal Law - Topic 5831.1

Sentencing - Considerations on imposing sentence - Offences involving breach of trust - [See Criminal Law - Topic 5932 ].

Criminal Law - Topic 5849.15

Sentencing - Considerations on imposing sentence - Length of time since offence - The accused was convicted of, inter alia, indecently assaulting two teenaged girls in his foster care in 1979 and 1981 - The accused asked the court to consider the age of the offences - The Nova Scotia Supreme Court stated that even if the court were to consider the length of time since the offences, the court would give the passage of time little weight - The court added that "it does nothing to displace as the dominant, primary consideration, deterrence and denunciation" - See para­graph 38.

Criminal Law - Topic 5856

Sentence - Indecent assault - [See Crimi­nal Law - Topic 5932 ].

Criminal Law - Topic 5932

Sentence - Sexual assault - The now 50 year old accused was convicted of inde­cently assaulting two teenaged girls in his foster care in 1979 and 1981 - Assaults involved repeatedly inserting his fingers in their vagina and repeated fondling - Both were threatened with reform school if they told - Gross breach of trust - The accused was also convicted of three counts of sexually assaulting his daughter-in-law in her own home - Within a three day period in 1993, the accused physically tried to have sexual intercourse with his daughter-in-law - She resisted his force with force - He was persistent and verbally abusive - Accused successful in inserting his fingers into her vagina - No prior record - The Nova Scotia Supreme Court sentenced the accused to a total of three years' imprison­ment, being eight months for each indecent assault, six months for one sexual assault, 14 months for another (all consecutive) and 14 months concurrent for the last sexual assault.

Cases Noticed:

R. v. W.M.D. (1992), 110 N.S.R.(2d) 329; 299 A.P.R. 329 (C.A.), dist. [para. 30].

R. v. J.E.B. (1990), 94 N.S.R.(2d) 312; 247 A.P.R. 312 (C.A.), dist. [para. 31].

R. v. L.O.W. (1994), 127 N.S.R.(2d) 147; 355 A.P.R. 147 (Prov. Ct.), refd to. [para. 32].

R. v. Dale (1992), 110 N.S.R.(2d) 69; 299 A.P.R. 69 (C.A.), dist. [para. 33].

R. v. Chisholm (1987), 81 N.S.R.(2d) 421; 203 A.P.R. 421 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 34].

Statutes Noticed:

Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, sect. 271 [para. 10].

Counsel:

Richard MacKinnon, for the Crown;

Laurie Halfpenny-MacQuarrie, for the accused.

This case was heard on June 26-30 and July 1, 1995, at Arichat, N.S., before Saund­ers, J., of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court, who delivered the following judgment orally on September 20, 1995, with written release of the decision on May 24, 1996.

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