In R. v. Faroughi (Ont CA, 2024) the Court of Appeal considered an appeal where the appellant argued successfully that the mandatory minimum for "communicating for the purpose of obtaining for consideration the sexual services of a person under the age of 18" [CCC 286.1(2)] violated Charter s.12 'cruel and unusual treatment or punishment' [see para 54,56,67-85,107-124].
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