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More oddities revealed in sentencing from a slumber party gone very wrong

KAMLOOPS - Inappropriate events at a slumber party have landed one man three years probation, but if the Crown had it's way — he'd be in jail.

The Crown recommended jail-time and sex offender treatment for the Chase man responsible for 'bizarre and troubling' events at a teenage sleepover in 2011.

The court ordered a psychological assessment of Shawn David Henry prior to yesterday's sentencing hearing. He was found guilty of multiple charges including assault with a weapon, criminal harassment and possession of a weapon for dangerous purposes after a trial.

Crown prosecutor Neil Flanagan recapped the incident leading to Henry's charges yesterday in B.C. Supreme Court. Henry's teenage daughter had a 14-year-old friend over for a sleepover when he traumatized them over a three-hour period with threats, graphic stories of kidnap, rape, murder. He also called them names and spoke of 'roof stalkers,' whatever that is. Henry also pulled out a rifle and demonstrated how a belt may be used as a weapon.

Flanagan called the incident 'bizarre' and called the psychological assessment report 'unhelpful.'

"We have a 40-year-old man who criminally harasses (teenagers)," he said. "Why would Mr. Henry do this?… Does he do this for pleasure? Is it a compulsion? Is it idle experimentation? I don't know. That is very troubling."

He added that Henry has filed more than 60 complaints to RCMP.

"It illustrates an unusual combination of two things: Mr. Henry's hostility toward the justice system, yet his repeated request for assistance from police," Flanagan said.

He recommended jail-time of six to nine months to rehabilitate Henry, who denied the incident took place and instead blamed the girls for contriving the story.

He offered a 12-month conditional sentence order as a second option, requesting additional conditions including limiting any unsupervised contact with girls under 16, sex offender treatment programming for a 'bizarre sexual element,' a weapons prohibition of at least five years and a DNA sample.

Defence lawyer Ken Walker called sex offender treatment unnecessary in these circumstances — there are no sexual convictions against Henry — and said the entire situation arose after a cultural funeral the day before, greatly impacting Henry. Walker said the court must rely on the expert report.

"He finds he is not suffering from any mental disorder," Walker said.

To contact a reporter for this story, email: jwallace@infotelnews.ca, call: (250) 319-7494 or tweet: @jess__wallace.

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