Bill C-396
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This enactment amends the Criminal Code to establish the offence
of dangerous child sexual predation, carrying a minimum sentence of
life imprisonment. It covers cases of sexual assault on a child that also
involve use of a weapon, repeated assaults, multiple victims, repeat
offences, more than one offender, an element of confinement or
kidnapping, or an offender who is in a position of trust with respect to
the child.
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By the application of section 746.1 of the Criminal Code, a person
sentenced under these provisions will be ineligible for parole under the
Corrections and Conditional Release Act for twenty years and
ineligible for day parole or unescorted absence for seventeen years.
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