Law360 Canada ( August 26, 2025, 4:54 PM EDT) -- Leave to appeal by Moazami from global sentence of 23 years and application to adduce fresh evidence. The offences pertained to sexual and prostitution-related offences against different complainants (collectively, the “Avails Offences”). After the trial for the Avails Offences, Moazami was convicted of attempting to obstruct justice and breaching a no-contact order for attempting to persuade one of the complainants not to testify against him (the “Obstruction Offence”). For that offence, Moazami was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment. On appeal, Moazami sought to admit fresh evidence relating to the criminal conduct of the primary investigator for the Avails Offences and the Obstruction Offence who was convicted of sexual exploitation and breach of trust regarding a complainant in Moazami’s proceedings and a second complainant in an unrelated matter. Moazami argued that the sentencing judge erred by exceeding the Crown's proposed range of sentence without providing notice to him that she intended to do so and by treating Moazami’s exercise of his right to trial and the conduct of his defence as an aggravating factor. He also argued that he was eligible for a sentencing remedy based on the misconduct of the primary investigator and alleged state misconduct. The Crown submitted that the sentencing judge’s findings were justified on the record....