Dustin Paxton victim: Dangerous offender status 'sort of justice'
Man was beaten, starved over a period of 18 months
A man who was beaten, sexually abused and left brain damaged by Dustin Paxton says the dangerous offender declaration against his former abuser brings some closure.
“Keeps everybody safe now, because he will do it again to somebody else,” said the victim in an exclusive interview with CBC News. The man is not being named due to a publication ban.
“He can’t hurt anybody else, it’s sort of justice.”
Sheilah Martin, the presiding Court of Queen's Bench judge, made the ruling after declaring the 33-year-old a dangerous offender for repeatedly attacking his former roommate and business partner.
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Paxton was found guilty of aggravated and sexual assault against his former business partner and roommate in 2012.
The man had been starved and badly beaten over a period of 18 months. He was dumped at a Regina hospital in April 2010, emaciated with several broken bones and a mutilated face.
When asked if he was surprised that Paxton never seemed remorseful throughout the course of the trial, he said he never expected him to.
“That’s irrelevant, it’s just done,” he said.
“I think he was just being Paxton,” said the victim’s mother, who was also present for the interview.
“Yeah, that’s what I think,” said the man.
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His mother says a change in the law could prevent another case from happening in the future.
“I'm glad that he was declared a dangerous offender, but that only takes one person off the street, and there are lots of Paxtons out there, so the laws have to be changed to keep the public safe,” she said.
“They’re safe from Paxton, but they’re not safe from people like Paxton.”
The victim and his family want the definition of torture expanded. Right now it only applies to government officers, like police and military.
“We don’t have torture laws, so that’s what I need to work on now,” said the victim.