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Nationality
  
Canadian

Name
  
John MacKean

Died
  
August 14, 2014


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Known for
  
Sexual assaulting a captive 16-year-old boy

Criminal penalty
  
2 years imprisonment; 3 years probation

Residence
  
Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, Canada, Halifax County, Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada, Nova Scotia, Canada, Canada

John Leonard MacKean (1949-August 14, 2014) was a Canadian man convicted of sexually assaulting a kidnapped 16-year-old boy.

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Crime

MacKean's crime occurred in September 2012 in Nova Scotia, Canada. A 16-year-old boy was kidnapped by two men after being offered a "painting job". The teenager was then taken to a remote cabin and was blindfolded and chained. MacKean communicated with the two men holding the boy captive and arranged a meeting to use the boy for sexual services.

The boy testified that he was blindfolded and crying while MacKean entered the cabin and performed oral sex on him.

Conviction

MacKean pleaded not guilty to the charges of sexual assault and communicating for the purpose of obtaining sexual services from a person under 18.

In March 2014, MacKean was found guilty of all charges.

Controversy

The short sentence of MacKean sparked controversy among Canadians. The sentence triggered an uproar of disbelief from Twitter users.

Crown attorney Lloyd Tancock defended the sentence of MacKean. Tancock said that the penalty for those convicted of "communicating for the purpose of obtaining sexual services from a person under 18" ranges from no jail time to significant prison terms. Because of the wide range, other factors must be considered in the sentencing. saying that it was relatively shorter because MacKean does not have a previous record and he was also only involved in the incident for a brief period of time.

References

John Leonard MacKean Wikipedia


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