Defence wants 5 to 9 years for former nightclub employee guilty of sex assaults
Posted July 17, 2020 10:04 am.
Last Updated July 17, 2020 11:18 am.
EDMONTON — The defence lawyer representing a former Edmonton nightclub employee convicted of sexual assault says his client should serve between five and nine years in prison.
Matthew McKnight, who is 33, was accused of sexually assaulting 13 women ranging in age from 17 to 22 between 2010 and 2016.
McKnight pleaded not guilty, but a jury convicted him on five counts.
His defence lawyer, Dino Bottos, says McKnight is a first-time offender with a good chance of rehabilitation.
The Crown is asking for a sentence of 22 1/2 years.
Court has heard McKnight met most of the victims in bars and assaulted them at his apartment.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 17, 2020
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