R v KL [2020] NSWDC 409

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v KL [2020] NSWDC 409 Hearing dates: 9 July 2020 Date of orders: 31 July 2020 Decision date: 31 July 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Weinstein SC DCJ Decision: For orders see paragraph [85]. Catchwords: SENTENCING — child offender – victim 5 year old biological brother of the offender – pressured to commit offence by older 'boyfriend' – offender sent videos of her performing fellatio on her brother to her 'boyfriend' – profound disadvantage – history of sexual assault, physical abuse, social isolation and mental health issues Legislation Cited: Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Crimes Act 1900 Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) (No 1) Campbell v R [2018] NSWCCA 87 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194 Jonson v R [2016] NSWCCA 286 KT v R (2008) 182 A Crim R 571 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25 Minehan v R (2010) 201 A Crim R 243 MS2 v The Queen (2005) 158 A Crim R 93 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120 Perkins v R [2018] NSWCCA 62 R v Adamson (2002) 132 A Crim R 511 R v AGR (unreported 24/7/98, NSWCCA) R v C (unreported 12/10/89, NSWCCA) R v E (a child) (1993) 66 A Crim R 14 R v GDP (1991) 53 A Crim R 112 R v Hearne (2001) 124 A Crim R 451 R v MAK and MSK (2006) 167 A Crim R 159 R v Millwood [2012] NSWCCA 2 R v SDM (2001) 51 NSWLR 530 Texts Cited: Bugmy Bar Book; Public Defenders Website: https://www.publicdefenders.nsw.gov.au/barbook N Cowdery AO QC, J Hunter and R McMahon, "Sentencing and disadvantage: The Use of Research to Inform the Court" (2020) 32(5) JOB 43. Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) KL (Defendant) Representation: Ms Macdonald (Crown) Ms Jardim (Defendant) File Number(s): 2019/43335 Publication restriction: Non publication order on the name of the complainant or any information that may identify him. Suppression order on the name of the offender