Law360 Canada ( October 16, 2026, 9:36 AM EDT) -- Appeal by the Crown from a global sentence of two years less a day to be served as a conditional sentence order (CSO), followed by one year of unsupervised probation. The accused was convicted of criminal harassment, being unlawfully in a dwelling house, sexual assault and assault (offences). The accused and the victim had a domestic relationship that lasted for approximately 10 months. After the victim fell asleep, the accused forced the storm door open and used the key to let himself into her home. He grabbed her wrist, pushed her head into the wall, repeatedly poked his finger forcefully into her forehead and poked her in the anus and vagina with his finger while using threatening language. The Crown argued that the sentencing judge failed to appreciate the gravity of the offences and the moral blameworthiness of the accused and imposed a sentence that was demonstrably unfit. The accused argued that the sentence imposed was fit, proportionate and entitled to deference....