The sentencing of a former Ottawa Scout’s volunteer who admitted to molesting four teenage boy has been delayed.
Scott Stanley, 32, pleaded guilty to molesting the boys between 2012 and 2013.
Stanley was a Scout’s volunteer for five years starting in 2009.
Stanley’s lawyer is asking for a maximum sentence of three years minus credit for time served.
Stanley’s lawyer Brett McGarry says his client always intended to take responsibility for his actions. Describing Stanley as a lonely man, with few friends his age, who is interested in “childish and teenage things” and that “he is stuck at that point in his life”.
“He knows he’s going to pay for this for the rest of his life,” McGarry told the court.
The Crown is asking for a sentence of six to eight years.
The judge had intended to sentence Stanley on September 25, 2014 but because of new Crown submissions her decision has been delayed. Stanley will now sentenced October 29, 2014.
