Law360 Canada ( August 7, 2026, 9:38 AM EDT) -- Appeal by appellant from a sentence of one year’s imprisonment followed by three years’ probation imposed after his guilty plea to possession of child sexual abuse and exploitation material (CSAEM). Police found 2,665 images and 126 videos on two laptops under the appellant’s sole control. The material depicted serious sexual violence against children, including toddlers. The appellant sought an 18-month conditional sentence. He argued that the sentencing judge failed to properly apply the principles governing conditional sentences, wrongly treated the fact that the offences involved children as aggravating, erred in assessing the role of his mental health in the offending and the impact of incarceration, and improperly treated his attempt to suppress phallometric testing as aggravating and increasing his risk to reoffend. The appellant relied on psychiatric evidence that he had a serious psychotic disorder, was unmedicated near the time of the offences, and faced an elevated risk of self-harm if incarcerated. The Crown argued that the sentence was fit and that the sentencing judge’s factual findings were entitled to deference....