A B.C. Supreme Court Justice is being asked to sentence a man to up to three years in prison for sexually assaulting a local teenage boy.
During a hearing Thursday, the court heard that Malcolm Llewellyn, 68, befriended a Prince George family but with an ulterior motive - to seek out their son.
Over the years, Llewellyn gained the family's confidence to the point where his parents would let the two go on overnight trips out of the city.
When the boy returned from the trips, he would appear upset but wouldn't tell anyone why.
Matters came to a head in March 2014 when his behaviour became especially troublesome after returning home from a trip and his father approached police to say something might be wrong.
Llewellyn's behaviour was described as "very active grooming."
He has committed a similar crime in the past and a psychiatric assessment found his risk to re-offend was rated as high.
The only mitigating factor was that Llewellyn pleaded guilty just as a trial into the matter was about to begin.
Llewellyn himself was sexually abused by a Scout leader back in the 1950s, the court also heard.
Crown prosecution argued for a sentence of 18 months to three years and preferably of more than two years so Llewellyn would serve his time in a federal institution.
As well, a 10-year prohibition against frequenting playgrounds, pools and other places where minors tend to gather was recommended as was "some sort of method to control access to churches" because it appears that's where Llewellyn seeks out his victims.
Defence counsel pressed for a sentence of between 18 months in jail, the minimum required to receive intensive sexual offender treatment at the province's Fort Mountain Correctional Centre, and two years less a day, followed by three years probation. Given a chance to speak, Llewellyn said he regrets his misbehaviour and abuse of the family.
The victim's name cannot be printed under a court-ordered publication ban.
Justice Barbara Young will issue her decision next week.
