Crown recommends 3-year sentence for Yellowknife man guilty of possessing child porn
Crown prosecutors are recommending a three-year sentence for Russ Jones, a Yellowknife man found guilty last year of possessing child pornography.
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Crown prosecutors are recommending a three-year sentence for Russ Jones, a Yellowknife man found guilty last year of possessing child pornography.
The defence lawyer for Russ Jones argued his client had “innocent possession” of child pornography, but a Supreme Court judge said that defence did not hold up.
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