Calgary man’s sentence reduced due to Indigenous background

A Calgary judge reduced a man’s sentence for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl from ten to eight years, citing his Indigenous background as a mitigating factor. The offender, RJM, had a history of violence, including threats to kill the girl and her mother, and was influenced by severe poverty and trauma from his childhood, as noted in the court’s decision.

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