Bestiality (Sentencing Cases)
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- Bestiality
160 (1) Every person who commits bestiality is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.
- Compelling the commission of bestiality
(2) Every person who compels another to commit bestiality is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.
- Bestiality in presence of or by child
(3) Despite subsection (1) [bestiality], every person who commits bestiality in the presence of a person under the age of 16 years, or who incites a person under the age of 16 years to commit bestiality,
- (a) is guilty of an indictable offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than 14 years and to a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of one year; or
- (b) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and is liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than two years less a day and to a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of six months.
[omitted (4) and (5)]
- Application
(6) Sections 740 to 741.2 [provisions relating to restitution] apply, with any modifications that the circumstances require, to orders made under paragraph (4)(b) [order of payment for animal care fees].
- Definition of bestiality
(7) In this section, "bestiality" means any contact, for a sexual purpose, with an animal.
R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 160; R.S., 1985, c. 19 (3rd Supp.), s. 3; 2008, c. 6, s. 54; 2012, c. 1, s. 15; 2015, c. 23, s. 5; 2019, c. 17, s. 1.
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Bestiality
| Case Name | Prv. | Crt. | Sentence | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R v LMR, 2010 ABCA 286 (CanLII), per Bielby JA | AB  |
CA | 1 year imprisonment | A very young child who had her vagina licked by a dog Find summaries of case. |
| R v Black, 2007 SKPC 46 (CanLII), 296 Sask R 289, per Kovatch J |
SK  |
PC | 1 year imprisonment | also sentenced for child sex offences and making CP for a total of 4 years. The offender recorded a woman having her genitals licked by a dog and stimulated the dog. He had limited cognitive ability and had a paedophilic character. Find summaries of case. |
| R v JJBB, 2007 BCPC 426 (CanLII), per Frame J | BC  |
PC | 15 months imprisonment | Over a period of time, the offender sexually abused his niece aged 3 to 5. At three different times he recorded two dogs licking her genitals. Find summaries of case. |
| R v AB1, 2007 SKPC 46 (CanLII), per Kovatch J | SK |
PC | 4 years imprisonment (global) 1 years imprisonment (bestiality) |
"a woman was recorded having her vagina licked by a male dog, and she also stimulated the dog: paras. 7-8. A one year sentence was appropriate (para. 19), this offender had strong mitigating characteristics, including a genetic condition that affected her cognition, but also showed clear paedophilic character. The offender was also sentenced for a variety of child sex offences and making child pornography for a global four year sentence: para. 21." Find summaries of case. |
| R v Gibbon, 2005 BCSC 935 (CanLII), per Williams J | BC |
SC | 2 years imprisonment | also sentenced for possession and distribution of child porn (2 years), and sexual assault -- found to be a Dangerous Offender Find summaries of case. |
| R v Pye, 2005 BCPC 355 (CanLII), per Sundhu J | BC |
PC | 2 years imprisonment | offender had sex with dog in public Find summaries of case. |