John Leonard MacKean

John Leonard MacKean (June 15, 1949 – August 14, 2014) was a Canadian man convicted of sexually assaulting a kidnapped 16-year-old boy.

Crime

MacKean's crime occurred in September 2012 in Nova Scotia, Canada. A 16-year-old boy was kidnapped by two men after being offered a "painting job". The teenager was then taken to a remote cabin and was blindfolded and chained. MacKean communicated with the two men holding the boy captive and arranged a meeting to use the boy for sexual services.

The boy testified that he was blindfolded and crying while MacKean entered the cabin and performed oral sex on him.

Crown attorney Lloyd Tancock defended the sentence of MacKean. Tancock said that the penalty for those convicted of "communicating for the purpose of obtaining sexual services from a person under 18" ranges from no jail time to significant prison terms. Because of the wide range, other factors must be considered in the sentencing, saying that it was relatively shorter because MacKean does not have a previous record and he was also only involved in the incident for a brief period of time.