— The Crown in the case of six young Nova Scotia men who admitted to exchanging intimate images of at least 20 girls without their consent says the victims were vulnerable and suffered psychological harm. Speaking at a sentencing hearing, attorney Peter Dostal told Bridgewater provincial court today that the Crown is seeking a conditional discharge for the six young men, not probation as previously indicated in a brief to Judge Paul Scovil. But Dostal added that the change is minimal, and that a conditional discharge sentence would require further rehabilitation and restrictions on the use of the internet, including social media. Defence lawyers are seeking absolute discharges for the young men. The case is one of Canada’s largest involving a relatively untested law introduced in 2015 to combat the non-consensual sharing of intimate images.

Source: National Post September 06, 2017 18:56 UTC