R. v. Naqvi

Decided: 2026-10-08. Docket: COA-25-CR-1173. Citation: 2026 ONCA 719 (CanLII). Criminal and statutory offences — Sentencing — Sexual offences against children — Moral blameworthiness — Whether sentencing judge minimized seriousness by treating conduct as relationship-building — R. v. Friesen, Criminal Code, s. 718.01 — Child cannot consent and participation not mitigating — Error in principle found — Sentence increased | Criminal and statutory offences — Sentencing — Aggravating factors — Grooming — Whether offender groomed complainant and whether grooming was aggravating — R. v. Bertrand Marchand, R. v. Friesen — Focus on character, content, and consequences of messages and psychological manipulation — Failure to find grooming held error — Sentence increased | Procedure — Criminal appeals