R v Paterson [2020] NSWDC 416

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Paterson [2020] NSWDC 416 Hearing dates: 23 July 2020 Date of orders: 13 August 2020 Decision date: 13 August 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Lerve DCJ Decision: Aggregate sentence of 2 years 10 months, with non parole period of 1 year 3 months Catchwords: CRIME – SENTENCING – fail to comply with reporting obligations - groom child for unlawful sexual activity – money sent to victim's accounts – sexually explicit texts – intellectual impairment of offender – reduced moral culpability – general deterrence Legislation Cited: Child Protection (Offender's Registration) Act, 2000 Crimes Act, 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act, 1999 Cases Cited: The Attorney General's Application Under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act, 1999, No. 1 of 2002 (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 Aslan v R [2014] NSWCCA 114 R v Boney [2008] NSWCCA 313 DPP (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; 205 A Crim R 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 R v Despotovski [2020] NSWDC 110 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39 R v MW [2019] NSWDC 307 Ngati v R [2014] NSWCCA 125 Taitoko v R [2020] NSWCCA 43 Tepania v R [2018] NSWCCA 247 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina Troy Owen Paterson (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Ms C Mendes for the Offender Solicitors: Ms V Morgan for the Crown File Number(s): 2019/232686 Publication restriction: No publication of the name of the complainant or anything that would tend to identify them.