Child Pornography (Trial Verdicts)

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Case Digests

Case Name	Result	Summary
R v Tyler Perkins, 2013 ONSC 1807 (CanLII), per Ferguson J	evidence excluded	S. 8, 9, 10(b) of Charter raised.
R v Giuseppe Michienzi, 2013 ONSC 1025 (CanLII), per Bryant J	guilt of poss'n, not guilty of making available
R v Douglas, 2013 SKQB 33 (CanLII), per Schwann J	guilty of poss'n and making avail.	through treatment of evidence and law
R v Lorenz, 2012 SKQB 293 (CanLII), per Schwann J	acquitted for making CP
R v Jacques, 2012 SKQB 277 (CanLII), per McMurtry J	guilty of possession and not guilty of making available	P2P case
R v Clayton, 2012 ABQB 196 (CanLII), per Eidsvik J	conviction	gigatribe distribution
R v Allart, 2012 BCCA 100 (CanLII), per Groberman JA	conviction for poss’n CP
R v Jeffrey, 2012 SKPC 12 (CanLII), per Agnew J	guilty of distributing
R v Wanamaker, 2011 ABQB 310 (CanLII), per H McDonald J	guilty
R v SS, 2011 SKPC 102 (CanLII), per Koskie J	not guilty	judge could not determine age of youths in images
R v Carrano, 2011 ONSC 7718 (CanLII), per Trotter J	acquittal for innocent possession of CP
R v Jones, 2011 ONCA 632 (CanLII), per Blair JA		new trial ordered
R v Smith, 2011 BCSC 1826 (CanLII), per Brown J
R v Love, 2011 ABPC 40 (CanLII), per Philp J	not guilty	not guilty due to lack of evidence of possession
R v RD, 2010 BCCA 313 (CanLII), per Bennett JA	not guilty
R v Garbett, 2010 ONSC 2762 (CanLII), per Tulloch J
R v Spencer, 2011 SKCA 144 (CanLII), per Caldwell JA	conviction upheld
R v Leugner, 2011 SKQB 469 (CanLII), per Keene J		accused argued officially induced error on possession of CP books
R v Leugner, 2010 SKPC 50 (CanLII), per Kovatch J	guilty of importing and possession	fictional stories of child sexual abuse
R v Rudiger, 2010 BCPC 182 (CanLII), per Blaskovits J	guilty	possession; considered definition
R v Pressacco, 2010 SKQB 114 (CanLII), per Currie J	guilty of possessing and accessing CP
R v CM, 2009 MBPC 35 (CanLII), per Martin J	guilty of making and possessing CP
R v Grant, 2009 BCCA 72 (CanLII), per Finch CJ	guilty
R v Trapp, 2009 SKPC 109 (CanLII), per Kolenick J	conviction for making CP available
R v Ballendine, 2009 BCSC 1938 (CanLII), per Cullen J	not guilty for making, but guilty for everything else
R v Johannson, 2008 SKQB 451 (CanLII), per Gabrielson J	guilty of making available
R v Dittrich, 2008 CanLII 19217 (ON SC), per Jenkins J	guilty of possession, not guilty of accessing and making
R v Dabrowski, 2007 ONCA 619 (CanLII), per MacPherson JA
R v Tripp, 2007 NBPC 32 (CanLII), per Arseneault J	not guilty for possession
R v Horvat, 2006 CanLII 13426 (ON SC), per Lack J	guilty
R v Beattie, 2005 CanLII 10273 (ON CA), per Laskin JA	acquittal overturned	pornographic stories
R v JEI, 2005 BCCA 584 (CanLII), per Finch CJ	guilty	considers dominant purpose
R v S(VP), 2001 BCSC 619 (CanLII), per Bauman J	guilty	considered definition of sexual organ and dominant purpose
R v Nedelec, 2001 BCSC 1334 (CanLII), per Wedge J	guilty of possession	considers definition
R v Weir, 1998 ABQB 56 (CanLII), per PLJ Smith J	guilty of distribution