Donnie Snook has been in custody since he was arrested at his east side home by members of the RCMP's Internet Child Exploitation unit in January. (CBC)
Former Saint John councillor and youth ministry leader Donnie Snook was sentenced Thursday to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to 46 sex crimes involving 17 boys as young as five years of age.
Snook showed no emotion when Provincial Court Judge Alfred Brien handed down the sentence.
Brien said the aggravating factors in the case "far exceeded" the mitigating factors, and added deterrence and denunciation must be paramount in sentencing.
Brien said Snook's "grooming" of children in his trust was one of the aggravating factors in the case.
The judge also noted that Snook's "sudden and spectacular fall from grace has had a profound impact on the community."
Mitigating factors considered were that Snook pleaded guilty to the charges, co-operated with police and seemed genuinely remorseful in his statement to the court during a sentencing hearing in August.
A pre-sentence report indicated Snook's risk of reoffending falls within the high end of moderate range.
Crown prosecutor Karen Lee Lamrock asked the court to consider a sentence of 21 years in prison, with no eligibility for parole until Snook serves at least half of his sentence or 10 years, whichever is less.
Defence lawyer Dennis Boyle suggested a 12-year sentence and requested that Snook be given one-and-a-half credit for the nearly nine months he has already spent in custody.
Snook, 41, pleaded guilty in May to the charges, which include sexual assault, sexually touching a minor while in a position of trust, making child pornography and extortion.
The offences date back to 2001 and involve 17 boys as young as five years old.
Snook has been in custody since his arrest in January and will be given time-and-a-half credit against his 18-year sentence for that time served.
Snook is also facing four child exploitation charges in Newfoundland and Labrador.
For more details from the sentencing, see CBC's live blog from the courtroom below:
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