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A B.C. man who was convicted of sex offences against his step-daughter has avoided jail time despite being a repeat sex offender.

On Sept. 26, 2018, the father, who cannot be identified due to a publication ban, was found guilty of one count of sexual interference and one count of sexual assault. The second criminal count was later stayed for the purposes of sentencing.

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Court heard that during the summer of 2016, the man had on two occasions touched the developing breasts of his then 11-year-old step-daughter. On a third occasion, he put his hand down her pyjamas and fondled her private parts.

The crimes took place in the father’s home where he was parenting his step-daughter and others and while he was in a position of trust and authority.

The 37-year-old man had previously pleaded guilty to having committed a sex offence against the 14-year-old daughter of the sister of his then-partner. In April 2014, he received a sentence of about seven months in jail for that offence.