Dennis Warrington - Apology - 6 February 2013

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I would like to begin by saying I am sorry. I know that that alone might not change your opinion of me and maybe it never will but I want you to know it's true. Thought it doesn't change what I did and the events that have taken place afterwards, I did not intend for any of this to happen. What I did was thoughtless and supremely immature. I cannot begin to understand what you have gone through these past few years and I deeply regret I had any part of it. The embarrassment my actions have caused you and your family can never be forgotten. I know it's memory will influence the decision both you and I make in the future. I know that this has likely changed your relationship with your parents and they've certainly been through more than any parent should. I just hope that in the end your relationship has changed for the better. As for any other relationships this whole ordeal has stressed or fractured, I apologize and encourage their repair. I am truly sorry for having any sort of negative experience on your high school experience. It should have been a wonderful and revered part of your life and that is something I can never change. To think that just the thoughtless push of a button could change so many outcomes is hard to believe. and yet so easily overlooked until the consequences surface. AS I am sure you are well aware, our generation has become so reliant on social media. Apology - Dennis Warrington - Sentencing hearing 6 February 2013 - Port Coquitlam Provincial Court

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Originally charged with more serious offence of possessing and distributing child pornography, Dennis John Allen Warrington pleaded guilty in December 2012 to a lesser count of distributing obscene material for posting three photographs of the girl on Facebook.The photos were taken during a Sept. 2010 rave in Pitt Meadows.Warrington apologize to the young woman and her family on 6 Feb. 2013 in Port Coquitlam Provincial Court.This is a transcript of his apology.

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I would like to begin by saying I am sorry. I know that that alone might not change your opinion of me and maybe it never will but I want you to know it's true.

Thought it doesn't change what I did and the events that have taken place afterwards, I did not intend for any of this to happen.

What I did was thoughtless and supremely immature. I cannot begin to understand what you have gone through these past few years and I deeply regret I had any part of it.

The embarrassment my actions have caused you and your family can never be forgotten.

I know it's memory will influence the decision both you and I make in the future. 

I know that this has likely changed your relationship with your parents and they've certainly been through more than any parent should. 

I just hope that in the end your relationship has changed for the better.

As for any other relationships this whole ordeal has stressed or fractured, I apologize and encourage their repair.

I am truly sorry for having any sort of negative experience on your high school experience. 

It should have been a wonderful and revered part of your life and that is something I can never change.

To think that just the thoughtless push of a button could change so many outcomes is hard to believe. and yet so easily overlooked until the consequences surface.AS I am sure you are well aware, our generation has become so reliant on social media.

Apology - Dennis Warrington - Sentencing hearing 6 February 2013 - Port Coquitlam Provincial Court

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and so many user out there in the world. I am sorry to say that I was one of those people, so dependent on this window into other people's lives that I did not realize the power it held until it was used irresponsibly.

It was all too easy to upload and share something that wasn't mine to share. Just a few clicks and  it changed your life and how the world viewed the person you are.That ease of access is not something to be taken as lightly as so many do and I hope that they are able see that from what has happened here.

I can never change what I did and I can never erase the memory of what you and your parents went through.

I hope I can convey how truly sorry I am. All I can do is try to change who I am because of it, to change how I approach any situation with thought and justification so I can avoid making mistakes that might cause anyone pain in the future.

I did not contemplate the consequences of my actions, much like a child would and this experience has cause me to grow and mature in a much-needed way.

I hope that one day you are able to forgive my actions and that you are able to move past this terrible memory.

I hope that you are to trust your friends and the people around you. Please take this letter with my deepest and truest apology and I know that I will always regret what I have done to you.

- Dennis John Allen Warrington, 6 Feb. 2013

Apology - Dennis Warrington - Sentencing hearing 6 February 2013 - Port Coquitlam Provincial Court

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Apology - Dennis Warrington - Sentencing hearing 6 February 2013 - Port Coquitlam Provincial Court