CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — A P.E.I. man who was in a car with two teenage girls despite a court order meant to keep him away from children was sentenced recently to 10 days in jail.
The man, who can’t be identified because the offence relates to a prior conviction as a youth, appeared before Judge Nancy Orr in provincial court in Charlottetown for a breach of a probation order.
That order was part of a sentence he received after convictions for several sex offences committed as a youth.
The court heard the man, who was 19 at the time, was found in a vehicle with a girl who was 14 and another who was 15.
At the time, he was subject to a youth probation order that included a condition he not have contact with anyone younger than 16 without adult supervision.
The order has since expired.
In sentencing the man, Orr said breaching probation is a serious matter.
“The court expects its orders to be complied with,” she said.
Orr said the breach was “completely and directly” related to the matter that brought him before the youth court in the first place.
A short period of time in custody is required to bring home to the man that conditions imposed on him need to be followed, Orr said.
Along with the jail time, the man will be on probation for 18 months with several conditions that include restrictions on his use of devices that can access the internet.
The man is banned from any contact with girls younger than 16 unless an adult who is aware of his offence history is supervising.
He is also banned from accessing social media.
Ryan Ross is The Guardian's justice reporter.
