Supreme Court STRIKES DOWN mandatory jail for child exploitation

Canada’s top court has ruled that a one-year mandatory jail term for child-porn possession is “cruel and unusual punishment,” sparking outrage from victims’ advocates and opposition MPs.

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Reaction has been swift and angry after the Supreme Court of Canada struck down the one-year mandatory minimum sentence for possessing or accessing child-sexual-abuse material. In a narrow 5-4 decision, the court ruled the punishment unconstitutional, calling it cruel and unusual under the Charter.

Conservative justice critic …