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A Canadian military combat veteran who pleaded guilty to one count of child pornography was sentenced to 18 months of house arrest by a Greater Victoria judge last week.
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Court documents say there is no evidence that the accused ever touched or acted on the ideation expressed in the messages between the pair.
In his sentencing decision on July 21, a provincial court judge noted the extensive military career of the accused, noting that he served 33 years and was deployed to seven different combat tours before retiring in 2013. The accused attained the rank of chief warrant officer.
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The judge said a thorough assessment of the accused made it clear that his deviant behaviour could be attributed to post-traumatic stress disorder.
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The man was sentenced to an 18-month conditional sentence followed by two years of probation and 20 years on the sex offender registry.
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