A man who had sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old girl when he was 20 was sentenced to just over four years in jail in Brandon provincial court on Tuesday.

The man, who the Sun cannot name due to a publication ban on any information that could identify the victim, previously pleaded guilty to a single count of sexual interference.

“The court instructs me to emphasize that this behaviour has to be denounced in strong terms, and there has to be a message to you and others that this kind of behaviour is not acceptable,” Judge John Combs said.

The Crown and defence lawyers jointly recommended a sentence of just under 24 months going forward. The man has already spent the equivalent of about 25 months in jail, making his total sentence about 49 months.

Following the sentence, the lawyers

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