Ontario man who pimped out and impregnated a teen sentenced to one more day in jail

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“She felt like she had few options and from the beginning she believed what he was telling her. With the benefit of hindsight, she can see how his manipulation started almost immediately. He would criticize her appearance sending her videos and the like for her to improve her appearance. He made her feel as if she was never good enough.”

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Khogyani’s comments “created years of insecurity and self-doubt,” said the decision.

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“By the time she left him she could barely go grocery shopping without having an anxiety attack. She constantly heard his voice in her head criticizing her and making her doubt herself. He played a significant role in her addiction by providing substance and encouraging their use and normalizing that lifestyle throughout their relationship. She has a strained relationship with the daughter she bore to the accused and tragically her daughter reproaches her for having her father be in custody.”

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The age gap between the woman and her daughter is similar to the one between her and Khogyani, she testified.

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“As a mother, I cannot imagine pursuing someone that young. It has made me realize even more clearly how predatory his behaviour was. I was young and vulnerable and this allowed me to be manipulated, isolated, and exploited for his own benefit,” the woman said.

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She asserted that the damage Khogyani caused can’t be measured by the years she spent with him.

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“It includes the years of treatment, the loss of confidence, the trauma, the anxiety, the impact on my parenting, the damage to my relationship with my daughter, and the lasting effects on my daughter and family,” she said. “While I am proud of how far I have come, I should never have had to fight so hard to recover from the harm he caused.”

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She asked that the sentence imposed on Khogyani “reflect the seriousness of the harm caused and the lifelong consequences that continue to affect me and my family.”

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The Crown argued he should be sentenced to three to four years behind bars, less credit for time served. Khogyani’s lawyer “asserts that given the time he has served and the mitigation from aspects of his time in custody and on bail, he has served sufficient time and ought to be released,” Derstine said in his July 17 decision.

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Khogyani’s lawyer said his client turned his life around after his daughter was born in 2017. He was working as an assistant operations manager at a housekeeping company when he was incarcerated in October 2025.

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The judge sided with the defence, pointing out that Khogyani has had sole custody of his daughter since 2020, and helps to care for his elderly parents.

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Khogyani was born in Saudi Arabia. He moved to Canada with his family when he was 17. His parents both live in Mississauga and have significant health issues. The father is 91 years old, and has dementia and heart disease, requiring full-time supervision and care, while the mother has Parkinson’s disease, heart disease and has suffered from strokes.

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“Despite those issues his mother is currently acting as the primary caregiver for both her husband and the nine year old daughter of the relationship between he and the victim,” the judge said.

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It isn’t “necessary to incarcerate him further,” said the judge, adding that the “principle of restraint” played a role in his decision.

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“I therefore sentence him to one day in custody.”

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Before Khogyani was incarcerated, he was “residing with his parents and was contributing significantly to their care,” said the decision. “His departure has put the family under enormous strain as his mother has had to take up the reins even in the context of her poor health. The loss of income that he was earlier providing was also difficult for his parents.”