An inmate at North Slave Correctional Complex (NSCC) who recently filed a $1.2 million claim against the GNWT alleging he was SA国际影视传媒渟exually assaultedSA国际影视传媒� by a staff member dozens of times behind the jailSA国际影视传媒檚 walls will spend another month at the facility after being sentenced for a string of offences Friday.
Canadian, 26, pleaded guilty to a dozen charges in NWT territorial court on Wednesday, Feb.20, admitting to a series of offences, committed between October and December of last year, from shoplifting and bail breaches to harassment and uttering threats.
Kelly Canadian, 26, was sentenced to five months on Friday. With credit for time served in remand custody, Canadian will have about a month left to serve at North Slave Correctional Complex (NSCC), the same Yellowknife jail he alleges he was SA国际影视传媒渟exually assaultedSA国际影视传媒� in up to 40 times.
Canadian, an openly gay man, spoke out to Yellowknifer late last year alleging multiple inappropriate sexual encounters between himself and two NSCC employees.
Earlier this month, Canadian, backed by civil lawyer Steven Cooper, filed a claim against the GNWT.
Of the two employees Canadian leveled accusations against to Yellowknifer, only one is named in the claim. Yellowknifer chose not to identify either of the two individuals, as they both do not face criminal charges.
A workplace investigation was launched after Canadian reported the two staff members in question and on Feb. 14 the Department of Justice stated two NSCC employees were SA国际影视传媒渘o longer employed,SA国际影视传媒� by the GNWT.
Canadian pleaded guilty Wednesday to committing multiple thefts under $5,000 from city stores between Oct. 30 and Nov. 8 of last year.
Canadian also pleaded guilty to criminal harassment, admitting he sent multiple social media messages to two individuals over a four-day span in October 2018 and that he later attended their residence looking for money.
In a bid to SA国际影视传媒渁dd contextSA国际影视传媒� and SA国际影视传媒渆xplain the motivationsSA国际影视传媒� of her clientSA国际影视传媒檚 criminal harassment, Jessi Casebeer, CanadianSA国际影视传媒檚 lawyer, told the court one of the two individuals Canadian harassed worked as a guard at NSCC, where he met her client.
Casebeer said the guard, who, she added, no longer works at the Yellowknife jail, pursued a sexual relationship with Canadian outside of NSCC once he was released.
She said the inappropriate relationship played out both inside and outside of NSCC, an allegation Canadian made to Yellowknifer last year.
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Following CasebeerSA国际影视传媒檚 comments on Feb.20 about the motivations behind CanadianSA国际影视传媒檚 harassment, sentencing Judge Brian Bruser said he couldnSA国际影视传媒檛 go ahead with sentencing without first hearing from the former guard who is now a victim
Bruser wanted to ensure the victim was given the opportunity to say whether or not they required their identity to be protected following what Bruser called SA国际影视传媒渟erious allegationsSA国际影视传媒� leveled against the ex-guard.
As Bruser mulled delaying sentencing due to the allegations brought forth against the victim, a visibly upset Canadian stormed out of the Yellowknife courtroom.
Canadian, donning a bright orange shirt signifying segregation at NSCC, returned to court on Friday, where he apologized for his behaviour.
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Canadian told the court he stole to feed his crack cocaine addiction, selling or trading items to street-level dealers for SA国际影视传媒渘ext to nothing.SA国际影视传媒�
He apologized for harassing the ex-guard and the ex-guardSA国际影视传媒檚 spouse.
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After asking Bruser to consider his lawyerSA国际影视传媒檚 recommendation of four to six months, followed by one-year probation, Canadian turned to the difficulties he says he still faces at NSCC.
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Canadian lamented how difficult it is to have to SA国际影视传媒渨alk bySA国际影视传媒� the office of the person who allegedly assaulted him SA国际影视传媒渆very day,SA国际影视传媒� inside the same jail.
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In sentencing Canadian, Bruser said he considered the Indigenous offenderSA国际影视传媒檚 SA国际影视传媒渟ignificant trauma,SA国际影视传媒� as well as the profound Gladue factors that are present in his life.
Bruser considered SA国际影视传媒渢he horrible periodSA国际影视传媒� Canadian was experiencing when he was stealing to support his crack cocaine addiction, and characterized the thefts as being SA国际影视传媒減art of a spree.SA国际影视传媒�
On the other hand, Bruser called the harassment conviction a SA国际影视传媒渄angerous type of offence,SA国际影视传媒� and handed Canadian a 60-day sentence for that offence alone.
In total, Canadian received a five month sentence, followed by one-year probation. The Crown was asking for six to eight months, followed by two years of probation, while defence recommended four to six months with one year of probation.
With credit for time already served SA国际影视传媒� 119 days SA国际影视传媒� Canadian has about a month left to serve at NSCC.
Canadian has been ordered to pay a restitution fee of just under $600 for the thefts, must submit a DNA sample and is barred from possessing weapons for five years after his release. He cannot contact the victim or the victim's spouse and is barred from attending any of the stores he stole from.
Publication ban imposed on ex-NSCC guardSA国际影视传媒檚 identity
After hearing no challenges from local media, Bruser imposed a publication ban on the ex-guard's identity and the identity of their spouse.
