The Alberta Court of Appeal has upped the sentence of a child pornographer and child abuser, saying the trial judge made a mistake when refusing to accept a joint sentence submission from the defence and the Crown and declining to view the images made by the accused pedophile.

"There may be no words that adequately convey the gravity of the offences and the moral culpability of the offender," the court said.{ai:summary}The Alberta Court of Appeal increased the sentence for a child pornographer, saying the trial judge erred by rejecting a joint sentence submission from the defence and Crown.It also found the judge should have viewed the images made by the accused to inform sentencing. 
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Alberta court overturns sentence after judge declines to view child porn

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