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SUSSEX - John William Veinot admits over the course of a year, he abused his position of trust over a young child by sexually exploiting her.

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John William Veinot of French Village Road in Rothesay was sentenced to another 45 days in jail, after being in custody for 39 days, for sexually exploiting a young girl. Here he leaves the Sussex provincial courthouse on Friday.

He was sentenced to 45 days at the Saint John Regional Correctional Centre, which is in addition to the 39 days he has already served. Remand time is typically considered double time served, therefore Judge Henrik Tonning counted those 39 days as three months served.

From the prisoner's box in Sussex Provincial Court on Friday, the 39-year-old Veinot sobbed repeatedly as details of the ongoing abuse were described.

Any information leading to the identity of the victim has been banned from publication.

Crown prosecutor Lucie Mathurin-Ring explained from Jan. 1, 2006 to Dec. 10, 2007, Veinot victimized the child repeatedly.

She said Veinot would have her watch pornographic videos with him and would bounce her up and down on his knee to simulate the activity taking place on the screen. Sometimes the child only wore a nightgown and underwear as, in her words, they watched "bad movies with naked people," the Crown described.

Mathurin-Ring explained the young girl revealed to authorities Veinot's touched her inappropriately.

On some occasions described in specific detail to the court, Veinot exposed himself to his victim and on at least one occasion asked her to perform oral sex on him, which never took place.

Veinot's lawyer Larry Veniot said his client took full responsibility for his inappropriate actions as soon as his victim revealed the incidents.

"When this was disclosed, his immediate response was to take responsibility," Veniot told the court. "He has the support of his family, notwithstanding this repugnant act that went on.

"He's ready to take whatever lumps are coming to him," for what the lawyer called "deviant and inappropriate conduct."

Veinot has no prior criminal record.

Tonning said he has a responsibility to denounce unlawful conduct like Veinot's, and believes in addition to the stint he will serve in jail, the loss to his self-esteem and position in the community, and the reality that his family has been torn apart are further burdens for the offender to carry.

"It's a terrible thing for a (young girl) to have to go through this," Tonning said.

While Veinot admitted his crime at the earliest opportunity and shows remorse, Tonning said he had to consider the long period of time the behaviour continued.

A charge of exploiting a child carries a minimum 45 days in jail and a maximum six months.

Along with 45 days in jail in addition to time served, Veinot will be on probation for 18 months and must follow programs and counselling as directed and have no contact with the victim. As well, his name will be added to the National Sex Offender Registry and he must provide a sample for the national DNA database.