“This was a monumental undertaking by a lot of people. Outside court, Crown counsel Kristin Bryson agreed with a comment by the judge that it was a unique and extraordinary case in Canada.
Moazami, whose “misconduct” included firing his lawyers and thus delaying the trial process, had little reaction to the sentence as he sat in court. Moazami’s misconduct during the periods of the offences charged … he subjected these young, marginalized women to the fear, stress and aggravation of a long trial he re-victimized the complainants and he lied to the court under oath.” Moazami’s overall blameworthiness for his egregious misconduct and the serious harm caused to the complainants,” said the judge in a 47-page ruling. “Although the Crown has proposed a somewhat shorter total sentence, I find the reduction of the total sentence to 23 years properly reflects Mr. Moazami’s overall blameworthiness for his egregious misconduct and the serious harm caused to the complainantsīruce’s sentence even exceeded the jail term sought by the Crown. Although the Crown has proposed a somewhat shorter total sentence, I find the reduction of the total sentence to 23 years properly reflects Mr. That 23-year sentence, which was reduced further to just under 18 years following credit for pre-sentence custody, is believed to be the longest ever for a prostitution case. The judge imposed a total sentence of 48 years in prison, but applying what is known as the “totality principle,” cut the overall sentence to 23 years. “She was his property to sell and to misuse.” was abusive, callous and borders on psychopathic,” said the jduge.
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