"This court lacks the authority to strike down the mandatory minimum sentences for these offences, but it can refuse to apply them." 'Honest belief that the complainant was 17'In the coming days, Koenig sent graphic photos and videos of himself. The judge who sentenced Robert Koenig could not strike down the mandatory minimum so he refused to apply it instead. "(He) gave a ... statement to police in which he admitted to exchanging messages with the complainant," Skilnick wrote. He did not start out looking for anyone, and first went online looking for a place to anonymously disclose the secret of his fetish," Skilnick wrote.

Source: CBC News April 30, 2019 23:37 UTC