After trying to reduce his prison sentence, a 28-year-old child sex predator is having years added to his time behind bars.
Manitoba's highest court has added three years to a convicted child sex predator's five-year prison sentence.
Sinclair had already been sentenced in October 2015 to two years of supervised probation in connection to his molestation of a pre-teen girl. However, he continued to lure children online until his arrest in October 2017.
Patrick Sinclair pleaded guilty in 2020 to internet luring, extortion and making child pornography following a five-year-long stream of crimes that targeted a dozen children in the U.S.A and Canada.
Sinclair, who is 28, appealed his sentence, arguing that his moral culpability was affected by intellectual disability disorder, autism spectrum disorder and a possible diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
The Manitoba Court of Appeal rejected his claim that his problems reduced his responsibility for his crimes.
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With files from The Canadian Press
Thu, Apr 25, 6:30 PM
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