doesn't give the government or the state the right to subject me to what happened," he said. "I feel awful about what I did, my crimes, but that. Way you're willing to lie to this court to get what you want," Crown attorney Jennifer Strasberg suggested.īut Way said he was speaking out because nobody deserves the treatment he went through. Prosecutors argued Way knew he was making child pornography and argued the movies were made for a sexual purpose.ĭuring a sentencing hearing, the Crown suggested Way was putting up an act and questioned why he brought up his allegations of mistreatment five years after the alleged incidents took place. He was convicted last year on 15 charges related to more than 170 films he sold online through a company called Azov Films.ĭuring Way's trial, his lawyer argued the movies weren't sexual but depicted the nudist lifestyle by showing boys engaging in various activities while nude. Way was arrested in a massive investigation that led to more than 300 arrests in Canada, the United States, Mexico and other countries. If he isn't granted a stay of conviction, Way is asking for a reduced sentence that would be equivalent to the time he has already spent in custody. The allegations - which have not been proven in court - relate to the first few days of Way's time in custody, in May 2011.
"I don't think I deserve to spend one more day in jail." These things happened strictly because of my charges," Way said in court. "Someone needs to be held accountable for what happened to me. TORONTO - A man found guilty of making and distributing child pornography is asking for a stay of his conviction after alleging he was abused while in custody.īrian Way made the allegations at a recent sentencing hearing in Toronto, where he testified about being made to strip and "pirouette like a ballet dancer," left naked in a cell, punched in the face by a guard and "sexually assaulted" by a court officer.
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