CANADA: House arrest and community service for woman who molested 11-year-old boy.
Ralph admitted to having sexual contact with the student on four or five occasions between 1998 and 2000, when the boy was between 11 and 13 years old. He was not her student at the time.
The sexual contact included kissing, touching, cuddling and oral sex. There was no sexual intercourse. . . .
Justice Selwyn Romilly said he was satisfied that Ralph does not pose a danger to the community — she has no previous criminal record, there is no evidence she has engaged in similar activity since the offence, her risk of reoffending is negligible and she has expressed genuine remorse.
“She is at a very different point in her life after a great deal of introspection and emotional growth,” Romilly said.
During the first 18 months of her sentence, Ralph will be under house arrest. For the remainder of her sentence, Ralph will be subject to a 4 p.m. to 9 a.m. curfew. She must perform 200 hours of community work service.
Lesson for child molesters: act sorry, and be a woman.