Court strikes down mandatory minimum sentences for possession of child porn

By David Elmaleh ( November 5, 2018, 10:53 AM EST) -- In R v. John 2018 ONCA 702 the Ontario Court of Appeal struck down the mandatory minimum sentence for possession of child pornography. The appellant, Nathaniel John, successfully convinced three judges that mandatory minimum sentences of six months imprisonment is grossly disproportionate to the conduct of a reasonably hypothetical offender, using examples of a teenager sexting....
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