An Edmonton man who molested a sleeping woman will not be subject to a mandatory lifetime listing on the sex offender registry. Read more
Automatic lifetime listing in the case of multiple sexual offences is similarly “overbroad,” the court decided in striking down both laws to permit discretion by sentencing judges.Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails.
As is typical when it strikes down criminal laws, the Supreme Court delayed the effect of its decision for a year to allow Parliament to react, and said it does not apply retroactively.Article content For Ndhlovu, the legal result is a hard fought victory on a split decision of the top court, after he convinced a sentencing judge but lost on the Crown’s appeal.
Canada’s sex offender registry dates to 2004, but the law was changed in 2011 to add the lifetime rule, and to remove the discretion of judges and prosecutors. One reason for this change was that a Parliamentary review found the registry had low inclusion rates that undermined its use as an investigative tool.Article content
Another 2011 reform was allowing judges to stack periods of parole eligibility on multiple murderers, which was ruled unconstitutional a few months ago in the case of Quebec spree killer Alexandre Bissonnette, on the grounds that a sentence longer than an offender’s possible lifespan was cruel and unusual.
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