More jail time for former Alberta teacher guilty of sex offences involving children

A judge's chair seen inside a courtroom in Edmonton, Alberta (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson)

A former Alberta teacher found guilty of a sex crime involving a child will spend an additional year behind bars on top of another sentence he is already serving.

Brian Davison was found guilty of one count of sexual interference last month after a trial in Hinton in November.

He was charged with two counts of sexual exploitation and one count of sexual interference in January 2023 in three separate incidents involving children.

The charges came just months after he was charged with sexual interference, making sexually explicit material available to a child, and child luring in November 2022.

He was sentenced to two years in jail in November 2023 after pleading guilty to sexual interference in that case.

He lost his teaching job on account of the 2023 conviction.

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On Monday, a judge sentenced him to 12 months in custody followed by 18 months of probation to be served concurrently to his previous sentence.

The Crown had asked for two years behind bars and two years of probation, while the defence argued for nine to 12 months in jail followed by a year of probation.

One of his victims, who was a 14-year-old girl when she was a student of Davison’s, read a victim impact statement in court.

She said Davison took away her innocence.

“Today is a day that I seek justice for myself and for others,” she told the court.

“I will not carry any more weight or burden.”

Justice Melanie S. Hayes-Richards called the impacts of Davison’s actions large.

“This offence has had a significant impact on her emotional wellbeing and almost every facet of her daily life,” she said of the victim.

“I am hopeful that today will bring some closure for you.”

Davison also addressed the court.

“I am truly sorry for any pain and suffering that I’ve caused,” he said.

“I did not take your feelings into account nor did I consider any damage that I was doing.”