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Last fall, in imposing a 90-day intermittent jail term on 57-year-old James Garrett for a sexual assault that occurred in 2010, Ontario Court Justice Melanie Dunn said while Garrett had led an exemplary life for more than 50 years and was at little to no risk to re-offend, this must be balanced with the act of non-consensual sex that occurred in the victim's home and the significant effect it had had on her. Dunn may have thought she had done a fine job of balancing things but neither Garrett nor the Crown did. Garrett appealed his con … read more