A Vancouver Island man who pleaded guilty to making dozens of harassing and indecent phone and video calls to women across B.C. 91裸聊视频� including to a senior in a care home 91裸聊视频� has been handed an 18-month conditional sentence for the crimes.
In imposing the term 91裸聊视频� suggested jointly by lawyers on both sides of the case 91裸聊视频� Monday in Surrey Provincial Court, Judge Peder Gulbransen said he put 91裸聊视频渃ritical importance91裸聊视频� on the fact Joel Perry did not continue the behaviour after his arrest.
He described Perry91裸聊视频檚 motivation for the nine-month spree as 91裸聊视频渁 real mystery.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淚 don91裸聊视频檛 think anyone knows why this happened.91裸聊视频�
In making sentencing submissions, prosecutor Rajiv Khangura noted Perry had no previous criminal history and has 91裸聊视频渞easonable prospects of rehabilitation.91裸聊视频�
At the same time, Perry has 91裸聊视频渁 lack of insight91裸聊视频� into the offences, Khangura said.
91裸聊视频淪ome of the victims were elderly and vulnerable,91裸聊视频� the calls spanned nine months and didn91裸聊视频檛 stop until his arrest in May 2018, he added.
Defence counsel Janeen Sandhu told the court Perry91裸聊视频檚 behaviour was 91裸聊视频渄ue to his pain91裸聊视频� from a difficult childhood. He was abandoned by his parents, and experienced abuse and neglect in an orphanage before he was adopted, Sandhu said.
He is remorseful, she added, noting Perry wanted to 91裸聊视频渁ssure these two women (who provided victim impact statements) that they have nothing to fear from him going forward.91裸聊视频�
Perry, 33, was arrested three months after Mounties issued a warning about an indecent and threatening caller. The warning came after several women 91裸聊视频� from White Rock, Langley and Surrey 91裸聊视频� reported receiving disturbing calls.
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The court heard Monday that Perry would tell some of the women he called that he was watching them through cameras he had installed in their homes, and that he would threaten to have someone hurt them if they didn91裸聊视频檛 engage in sexually explicit conversation.
Gulbransen, in his reasons, noted the effect of such calls 91裸聊视频渃an be devastating.91裸聊视频�
At the same time, 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 satisfied that he had no intention to satisfy a need in himself91裸聊视频� To cause people to be deathly afraid.91裸聊视频�
Police said there was no evidence to suggest the caller had installed cameras, and that they believed the man had been gleaning the women91裸聊视频檚 personal information through their social-media accounts.
One of the victims who attended court, a White Rock woman, told Peace Arch News outside court that she received 91裸聊视频渟ix or seven91裸聊视频� calls at home from Perry. Noting she had 91裸聊视频渁 lot to digest,91裸聊视频� the woman said she was relieved Perry wasn91裸聊视频檛 handed a jail term.
91裸聊视频淛ail was certainly not the answer,91裸聊视频漵he said.
The BC Prosecution Service approved 70 charges against Perry, in connection with incidents that occurred between September 2017 and April 2018. Court records show 15 of those related to incidents in White Rock.
Guilty pleas 91裸聊视频� a total of 32 91裸聊视频� were entered on Dec. 14.
In addition to the conditional term, Perry was handed three years probation and multiple conditions.
