JustResearch Edition no. 13
Table 2: Most Serious Decision in Cases of Child Sexual Exploitation (2002/2003)
Child Sexual Abuse
| |
Guilty |
Acquitted |
Stayed/Withdrawn |
Other |
| N (row%) |
% Ind |
N (row%) |
% Ind |
N (row%) |
% Ind |
N (row%) |
% Ind |
| Sexual interference - s. 151 |
669 (37.3%) |
65% |
155 (8.6%) |
66% |
741 ( 41.3%) |
39% |
227 (12.7%) |
67% |
| Invitation to sexual touching - s. 152 |
113 (40.4%) |
55% |
10 (3.6%) |
75% |
124 ( 44.3%) |
47% |
33 (11.8%) |
74% |
| Sexual exploitation - s.153 |
110 (31.2%) |
60% |
25 (7.1%) |
67% |
178 ( 50.4%) |
37% |
40 (11.3%) |
71% |
| Incest - s.155 |
16 (38.1%) |
- |
1 (2.4%) |
- |
17 ( 40.5%) |
- |
8 (19.0%) |
- |
| Anal intercourse - s.159 |
3 ( 7.1%) |
67% |
2 (4.8%) |
100% |
36 ( 85.7%) |
47% |
1 ( 2.4%) |
100% |
| Bestiality with person under 14 - s.160(3) |
0 ( 0.0%) |
0% |
0 (0.0%) |
0% |
0 ( 0.0%) |
0% |
0 ( 0.0%) |
0% |
| Exposure to person under 14 - s.173(2) |
32 (50.8%) |
- |
4 (6.3%) |
- |
25 ( 39.7%) |
- |
2 ( 3.2%) |
- |
| Permitting sexual activity under 18 - s.171 |
1 (33.3%) |
- |
0 (0.0%) |
- |
2 ( 66.7%) |
- |
0 ( 0.0%) |
- |
Child Prostitution
| |
Guilty |
Acquitted |
Stayed/Withdrawn |
Other |
| N (row%) |
% Ind |
N (row%) |
% Ind |
N (row%) |
% Ind |
N (row%) |
% Ind |
| Living off the avails - s.212(2) & (2.1) |
2 (11.8%) |
- |
1 (5.9%) |
- |
12 (70.6%) |
- |
2 (11.8%) |
- |
| Communicates for the purpose - s.212(4) |
16 (55.2%) |
- |
1 (3.4%) |
- |
11 (38.0%) |
- |
1 ( 3.4%) |
- |
| Parent procuring sexual activity - s.170 |
0 ( 0.0%) |
- |
0 ( 0.0%) |
- |
0 ( 0.0%) |
- |
0 ( 0.0%) |
- |
Child Pornography
| |
Guilty |
Acquitted |
Stayed/Withdrawn |
Other |
| N (row%) |
% Ind |
N (row%) |
% Ind |
N (row%) |
% Ind |
N (row%) |
% Ind |
| Production/possess for purposes - s.163.1(2) |
8 (34.8%) |
100% |
2 (8.7%) |
0% |
11 (47.8%) |
33% |
2 (8.7%) |
100% |
| Distribution/transmission - s.163.1(3) |
15 (54.6%) |
75% |
0 (0.0%) |
0% |
11 (39.3%) |
55% |
2 ( 7.1%) |
50% |
| Possession/accessing - s.163.1(4) & (4.1) |
113 (60.4%) |
64% |
1 (0.5%) |
0% |
51 (27.2%) |
34% |
22 (11.8%) |
61% |
| Total |
1,098 (38.5%) |
62% |
202 (7.0%) |
65% |
1,214 (42.6%) |
41% |
340 (11.9%) |
67% |
- Since accessing child pornography (s. 163.1(4.1)) came into force July 23, 2002, it is unlikely that any of the possession/accessing cases were accessing only.
- The 'Other' category includes all other decisions such as Not Criminally Responsible and Unfit to Stand Trial.
- Percentage indictable (% Ind) is provided only for hybrid offences and is an estimate since the Crown election was unknown in a small number of cases.
- Percentages do not always total 100% due to rounding error.
- Source: Adult Criminal Court Survey, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Statistics Canada.
