A 60-year-old Estevan man received a four-year, two-month prison sentence for sexually assaulting his underage stepdaughter.
Judge Linton Smith read the final sentencing for the accused in Estevan provincial court on Aug. 10. A publication ban was placed on the names of the victim and the accused.
Despite a couple of mitigating factors facing the accused, which Smith outlined as a poor state of health and a three-year absence of a criminal record, he added a lengthy list of aggravating factors far outweighed them.
It included the fact that he was in a position of trust as a stepfather, and frequently assaulted the victim sexually from the age of 13 until she was well over 18. The victim was also hospitalized several times over the past few months as a result of serious emotional and physical trauma.
The original sentence was for five years, but because the accused had already served 10 months at a correctional facility, the final sentence was set for four years and two months.
In other court proceedings, 19-year-old Joseph Tetlow, who was convicted of sexual assault against a 13-year-old girl earlier this year, had his final sentencing adjourned to Aug. 18 and was remanded in custody.
