Man got slap in the face for sexual assault

I’ve heard it all now. I have lived here all my life and I’ve never heard of such an outrageous sentence for sexual assault. (“Iqaluit child molester gets house arrest,” Oct. 4.)

Arlooktoo Takoonagak got a slap on his face for sexual assault on two kids. The kids are going to be hurt for the rest of their lives and may have a hard time trusting another man.

Being a victim also, I understand what the kids are going through. I understand all the nightmares that they are going to have.

What makes you think that he is not going to do it again? Why doesn’t he get jail time for a serious offence? Why does he still have a job?

This man has a job with pay, with benefits and he has to be at home in the evenings. This man pleaded guilty so he can get away with it.

In the same issue, you will notice that a teenager got caught stealing in a warehouse and got 30 days of open custody. Another man assaulted his girlfriend and got 30 months. Takoonagak sexually assaulted two kids and got house arrest.

What does this tell the men in Nunavut – that it’s OK to play around with kids, you won’t go to jail?

Name withheld
Iqaluit