Article content continued

“I understand I am asking for an unprecedented sentence,” she told Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Vital Ouellette. “But with respect, sir, this man is an unprecedented offender.”

Kalra told Ouellette the sentence he passes “must tell this offender and anyone like him that this type of carnage will not be tolerated. This is the stuff of nightmares. The difference is for the complainants and the family — they don’t get to wake up.”

The accused, who is in his 40s, lived on a rural property near Evansburg with his family — including his three young daughters.

According to an agreed statement of facts, he was “heavily involved” in weapons training, military tactics and survival techniques — motivated in part by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. His children, who were homeschooled, took part in firearms training and military drills. The man’s wife was the household’s only breadwinner, and was frequently out of the house working nights and weekends when the abuse would occur.

Police searched the accused’s property in November of 2016 after receiving the tip. They seized several electronic devices which contained child pornography of the daughters, as well as 20 to 30 rifles and handguns scattered throughout the property. Court heard the man had 24 registered restricted firearms and over 15,000 rounds of ammunition, as well as tactical clothing and accessories.

The man was initially charged with 23 sexual offences involving his daughters and another 17 firearms-related crimes. He entered guilty pleas on 10 of the charges in February.