A Deline man convicted of sexually assaulting a sleeping woman during a 2016 break and enter was handed a 2 year, 8 month sentence in NWT Supreme Court Friday.

Calling the incident a SA国际影视传媒減rofoundSA国际影视传媒� violation of the victimSA国际影视传媒檚 security and SA国际影视传媒渟exual integrity,SA国际影视传媒� Judge Karan Shaner sentenced Anthony Betsidea, 42, to two years and 8 months in prison for breaking and entering with intent and sexual assault, respectively.

In the early hours of March 27, 2016, Betsidea entered a Deline residence through an unlocked door. A woman, asleep in the living room, awoke to Betsidea SA国际影视传媒渢uggingSA国际影视传媒� at her pants. The court heard Betsidea said SA国际影视传媒減lease,SA国际影视传媒� before the victim kicked at him and told him to leave. Betsidea exited the home after being told a second time by the victim.

The decision struck a medium between sentencing submissions, made on Thursday, by BetsideaSA国际影视传媒檚 defence, Leslie Moore, and Crown prosecutor Jeannie Scott.

Calling the break and enter and subsequent assault a SA国际影视传媒渃rime of opportunity,SA国际影视传媒� Scott highlighted BetsideaSA国际影视传媒檚 long history of convictions for breaking and entering SA国际影视传媒� 11 in total SA国际影视传媒� in her request for a two and a half to three year prison sentence. Scott said sentencing should send a message that sexual assaults committed on sleeping victims SA国际影视传媒� a type of offence she called SA国际影视传媒渁ll too common in this jurisdictionSA国际影视传媒� SA国际影视传媒� will not be tolerated.

Noting the sexual assault wasnSA国际影视传媒檛 deemed SA国际影视传媒渕ajor,SA国际影视传媒� Moore asked for a 16 to 18 month sentence. It was also noted that BetsideaSA国际影视传媒檚 previous convictions for breaking and entering occurred at businesses SA国际影视传媒� not homes SA国际影视传媒� and were committed to support his substance abuse habits.

Betsidea was convicted of the March charges on Nov. 6.

According to the victimSA国际影视传媒檚 impact statement, read in court by the Crown, the woman was left feeling SA国际影视传媒渄amagedSA国际影视传媒� as a result of the incident she said put her through trauma.

While Judge Shaner said she couldnSA国际影视传媒檛 find any mitigating factors related to the offence, she weighed BetsideaSA国际影视传媒檚 background SA国际影视传媒� including a childhood SA国际影视传媒減lagued by violence and substance abuseSA国际影视传媒� and his experience as a residential school survivor SA国际影视传媒� in making her sentencing decision. But, the fact the assault occurred in the context of a break and enter, coupled with BetsideaSA国际影视传媒檚 continued trend of breaking and entering despite knowing the consequences, were also considered, she said.

Betsidea, Judge Shaner said, SA国际影视传媒渧iolated the sanctitySA国际影视传媒� of the victimSA国际影视传媒檚 home, stating it must have been SA国际影视传媒渢errifyingSA国际影视传媒� to awake to an assault already in progress.

Adding the prevalence of sexual assault cases in the territory is SA国际影视传媒渞ampant,SA国际影视传媒� Judge Shaner said the type of crime is SA国际影视传媒渟omething we see in this court all too often.SA国际影视传媒�

As per probation conditions after his release, Betsidea is prohibited from possessing firearms, but is allowed to apply for an exception for the purpose of hunting. Time already served SA国际影视传媒� 142 days SA国际影视传媒� will be deducted from BetsideaSA国际影视传媒檚 term.