15 | durhamregion.com This Week | Thursday, April 7, 2022 REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAM NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING REGARDING REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CHARGES FOR REGIONAL TRANSIT SERVICE On April 27, 2022, the Council of the Region of Durham will hold a public meeting, pursuant to Section 12 of the Development Charges Act, 1997. This public meeting will be held to present the proposed Regional Transit Service Development Charge By-law, along with the related underlying background study, and obtain public input on both the proposed by-law and study. The public meeting is to be held on: Wednesday, April 27, 2022 9:30 a.m. The Regional Municipality of Durham Headquarters Council Chambers 605 Rossland Road East Whitby, Ontario In order that suffuffuf icient inforforf mation is made available to the public, copies of the proposed by-law and the background study will be made available as of April 12, 2022, upon request. The documents will also be posted on the Regional website, at durham.ca, on April 12, 2022. To submit written correspondence to Regional Council, contact Legislative Services by email at clerks@durham.ca, or mail your comments to the Regional Clerk, Regional Municipality of Durham, 605 Rossland Road East, Whitby, ON L1N 6A3 by 5:00 PM on Friday June 3, 2022. If you wish to make a delegation beforeforef e Regional Council at the public meeting, submit your request in writing to delegations@durham.ca by noon on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. Members of the public who register in advance of the meeting will be provided with the details to delegate electronically. Please note that this meeting will be held in an electronic meeting forforf mat with limited in-person participation. Notwithstanding the above, if in person attendance is required, arrangements must be made by emailing clerks@durham.ca prior to the meeting date to discuss the accommodation. Members of the public are strongly encouraged to view the meeting via live streaming at www.calendar.durham.ca/meetings as an alternative to attending the meeting in person. Infornfornf mation you provide or present during the public meeting, including your name, are subject to the requirements of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. This will fofof rm part of the public record and may be made available to the public. All submissions received in writing, as well as those opinions expressed at the Public Meeting, will be considered prior to Council's decision. Council's decision is anticipated during the regular Regional Council meeting of June 29, 2022. Further infornfornf mation may be obtained by contacting Mary Simpson, Director of Risk Management, Economic Studies and Procurement, Regional Finance Department at 905-668-4113 (ext. 2301) or mary.simpson@durham.ca. Cheryl Bandel Acting Regional Clerk / Director of Legislative Services A STRONGER VOICE We recognize that diversity is the strength of our communities and we are inviting you to share your voice in our publications. DURHAMREGION.COM/COMMUNITYDIVERSITY A Durham judge has imposed a 12- month sentence of house arrest on a repeat child pornography offender, citing the man's commitment to counselling and the low risk he presents to the community. While an in-custody jail term is commonly imposed in such cases, a community sentence is sufficient to denounce Biagio Trentadue's conduct and prevent further offences, Ontario Court judge Peter West said in a recently released decision. Trentadue, who was previously convicted of possessing child pornography in 2013, will serve the entirety of his sentence under house arrest and will be electronically monitored during that time, West ruled. He'll be on probation for three years following that. "In my view this is one of those extremely rare cases where a sentence other than 'real' jail, one served in the community, can adequately respond to all of the relevant objectives of sentencing, including denunciation and general deterrence," the judge said in his decision. "It is my view the house arrest condition with electronic supervision adequately addresses the principles of denunciation and deterrence." Court heard that police began an investigation into Trentadue in February of 2020 after receiving information about a computer user uploading a pornographic image. Police identified the user's email address as being registered with the Sex Offender Registry, according to a statement of facts. Trentadue was arrested in June of 2020 and charged with accessing child pornography. He pleaded guilty a year later. During a sentencing hearing the Crown pressed for a jail sentence of four months' jail time, followed by three years of probation. Defence lawyer Sandip Khehra argued for a 12-month term of house arrest, with electronic monitoring. In considering an appropriate sentence, the judge assessed Trentadue's efforts to obtain treatment for what he describes as an addiction to pornography. "It is apparent ... that Mr. Trentadue is very committed to doing everything in his power to prevent a relapse," West commented. "Mr. Trentadue is an excellent candidate to be involved in community supervision." Trentadue admitted to accessing illegal material, but "the factual background demonstrates that Mr. Trentadue is not involved in the distribution or production of child pornography," the judge found. In addition, the 2020 police investigation resulted in no seizure of illegal images or videos. "There was no collection of images or videos. Rather, the facts were that Mr. Trentadue uploaded one image of child pornography and when his devices were seized by warrant and searched no child pornography images or videos were discovered," West said. "There also was no evidence that Mr. Trentadue ever harmed a child or purchased child pornography." Trentadue, 49 when he was sentenced in January, was convicted of possessing child pornography and sentenced to 30 days in jail in 2013. That conviction came about after Trentadue, in custody on an unrelated charge, confessed to Durham police that he'd been viewing child porn. During a subsequent investigation police found dozens of illegal images on a computer. CHILD-PORN REPEAT OFFENDER GETS 12 MONTHS' HOUSE ARREST NEWS Please keep our community clean! Please keep our community clean! This. Is. Home. Welcome ToToT This Move In Ready 3 Bedroom Semi-Detached Home; Bright And Well Appointed Layout; Large Bedrooms. Spacious Backyard; Great For Garden Enthusiasts and Entertainment. 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