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'Danger to children and community': Judge hands former Calgary teacher a 16-year sentence

Source: www.ctvnews.ca - Friday, May 31, 2019
A former Calgary teacher, who pleaded guilty to 17 counts of sex crimes against children, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison. Christian Sarile, 29 years old, was originally charged with 49 offences including sexual assault, sexual interference, accessing child pornography, distributing child pornography, luring and extortion. The former teacher showed no emotion as the judge read his decision to a full courtroom. Justice Earl Wilson described Sarile as ‘evil,’ ‘manipulative,' and a danger to ‘our children and community' as he handed down his sentence Friday morning in a Calgary courtroom. “He had some sort of sixth sense for each child’s vulnerability,” said Justice Wilson. The court heard during the trial that Sarile used fake names to pose as a high school student and make contact with girls between the ages of 12 and 16 online. He then convinced them to perform sexual acts in exchange for money, gifts and alcohol. It also heard that he used nude photos and videos of his victims as leverage to coerce them into more illegal activity. Two of the victims spoke in court last month about their inability to be happy about anything and how the loss of trust in their teacher impacted their ability to get help. "This is one I’ll remember for the rest of my life," says original primary investigator on file Police were first notified about Sarile when the family of a 14 year old girl contacted police in December 2016, concerned abo
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