Halifax judge credits Cape Breton sex offender for ‘insight’ into his behaviour

Halifax Regional Law enforcement place out a news launch past September proclaiming that a substantial-chance intercourse offender experienced been arrested and billed for breaching a peace bond he experienced signed prior to his launch from prison a few days before.

What they did not say was that Jeffrey Daniel MacIntyre experienced turned himself in at the law enforcement station immediately after realizing he was spinning out of management.

MacIntyre handed above his cellphone, which he was not allowed to have, and instructed police he had used it to entry the web, one more violation of his circumstances.

The 30-12 months-aged Cape Breton person pleaded responsible in March to two counts of breaching the peace bond imposed in New Brunswick.

MacIntyre was sentenced in Halifax provincial courtroom past 7 days by Judge Gregory Lenehan, who recognized the defence suggestion for two decades in a federal penitentiary likely ahead, followed by two years’ probation.

Lenehan claimed MacIntyre deserved credit history for “his perception and his acceptance of responsibility” in likely to the authorities.

“I am glad that Mr. MacIntyre was seeking help,” the choose stated. “He recognized that he was having difficulties to management his behaviour. … He realized his carry out was steady with determined threat aspects that could guide to him committing additional sexual offences against youthful women.

“He understood this for the reason that he experienced participated in treatment or treatment method periods when he was in prison. He realized the signals, the indication that he was heading in the direction of further severe legal behaviour.”

Law enforcement notified the general public previous Sept. 20 that MacIntyre was residing in the place just after having out of jail and was regarded a superior-danger offender. He turned himself in three days later on.

MacIntyre, who’s initially from North Sydney, had just completed serving a 3.5-yr sentence for possession of kid pornography and breaching a 2017 peace bond. He pleaded responsible to those people fees in March 2018.

In May possibly 2015, MacIntyre was sentenced to just about two many years and five months in a penitentiary after pleading guilty to two counts just about every of luring a boy or girl beneath 16 for a sexual objective, breaching a courtroom get and possessing kid pornography and solitary counts of extortion, sexually assaulting a 14-yr-outdated girl and committing an indecent act.

He served the whole sentence after correctional officials deemed him a high risk to dedicate a sexual offence involving a little one or do critical hurt to yet another human being if he was released.

MacIntyre got out of prison in November 2017 but was charged with four counts of breaching the peace bond two days immediately after he signed it. One particular of the allegations was that he had contacted the sufferer of the sexual assault for which he had been imprisoned. A nude image of the teen was discovered on his cellphone, ensuing in the little one pornography charge.

MacIntyre was living at the Salvation Military men’s shelter on Gottingen Road in Halifax just after his most latest release from prison.

Just after paying for the cellphone, MacIntyre used the system to check out quite a few web-sites. He downloaded adult pornography, as effectively as 138 catalogue photographs of youthful ladies modelling undergarments. Individuals photographs did not meet the definition of baby pornography.

Breaches ‘very serious’

“The conditions Mr. MacIntyre was necessary to comply with were imposed by a courtroom for the purpose of reducing his chance of reoffending towards young women,” Lenehan said. “These breaches are really significant. His blameworthiness is large. The consequences for him and others in similar conditions need to be considerable.

“Counsel agree that Mr. MacIntyre have to be divided from culture at this time. This is required. Practically nothing small of jail would be correct.”

The Crown asked for a few to four several years in prison – a sentence that would not make it possible for for probation, the decide mentioned.

“What will have to be remembered is that at the end of Mr. MacIntyre’s custodial sentence, he will return to society,” Lenehan said. “Given his report, it is probable that whichever sentence he is given, he will provide his sentence to its warrant expiry day and then be returned to the community.”

He stated the sentence advised by the defence would “provide a considerably far better evaluate of security to the local community, primarily … younger girls,” and would stimulate ongoing procedure and counselling.

“The (defence) recommendation permits supervision of Mr. MacIntyre for 4 years likely ahead,” he claimed. “For the basic safety of the general public, I imagine that that is a substantially-wished-for end result.”

Lenehan explained he will recommend to correctional officials that MacIntyre receive sexual offender remedy though incarcerated.

The probation order will demand MacIntyre to take element in any remedy considered essential by his supervisor. He also will be prohibited from possessing or viewing pornography of any type and are unable to possess or use a personal computer or cellphone for any goal other than work.

“Good luck, Mr. MacIntyre,” the choose explained.
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