A 31-year-old Prince George man was sentenced Monday to a further three years and 7 1/2 months in prison for a series of sex-related offences against two women and two teenage stepdaughters.
The man, who cannot be named under a court-ordered publication ban against information that would identify the victims, was described as an opportunist with poor impulse control, particularly when he was consuming alcohol.
In the cases of the stepdaughters and one of the women, who was a roommate, he groped them while they were asleep. For those offences, both Crown and defence counsel agreed a total of 2 1/2 years was appropriate.
Following a trial, B.C. Supreme Court Justice David Masuhara found the man guilty of one count of sexual assault and two counts of sexual interference on those three instances.
At issue was how to treat the offences committed against the second woman, who was a neighbour. The court heard he had broke into the woman's home and attempted to force sex on her while she slept. When he woke her and she began to cry, the man took off.
The man was consequently found guilty of sexual assault and being unlawfully in a dwelling house. Crown argued for five years while defence counsel contended three years was appropriate for those convictions.
Masuhara settled on 3/12 years, noting in part that the cases Crown relied on to support its position involved instances in which there was a degree of violence. He also took into account the man's troubled upbringing and efforts to better himself while in custody.
In all, it added up to six years in jail less credit of 869 days for time served in custody prior to sentencing. The man, who had been in custody since March 2015, was also sentenced to a concurrent term of 45 days in jail for breach of recognizance.
Because the remainder of the term is greater than two years less a day, he will serve the time in a federal prison.
