R v Baker [2020] NSWDC 615

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Baker [2020] NSWDC 615 Hearing dates: 31 July 2020 Date of orders: 07 September 2020 Decision date: 07 September 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Bennett SC DCJ Decision: Aggregate sentence of imprisonment of 18 years with a non-parole period of 12 years Catchwords: CRIME — Child sex offences — Procuring or grooming child for unlawful sexual activity CRIME — Sexual offences — Act of indecency CRIME — Sexual offences — Aggravated sexual assault — Victim CRIME — Sexual offences — Aggravated sexual assault — Victim under authority CRIME — Sexual offences — Indecent assault — Circumstances of aggravation SENTENCING — Aggravating factors — Abuse of position of trust or authority in relation to the victim SENTENCING — Aggravating factors — Multiple victims SENTENCING — Aggravating factors — Presence of child SENTENCING — Aggravating factors — Record of previous convictions SENTENCING — Aggravating factors — Substantial harm, injury, loss or damage — Victim impact statement SENTENCING — Mitigating factors — Plea of guilty SENTENCING — Penalties — Imprisonment SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Form 1 offences SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — General principles SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Maximum penalty SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Multiple offences SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Multiple offences — Accumulation, concurrency and totality SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Multiple offences — Aggregate sentences SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Objective seriousness SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Parole period SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Purposes of sentencing SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Agreed facts SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Expert reports SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Reasons for sentence SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Protective custody SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Special circumstances Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Mental Health Act 2007 Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application under s 37 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 [2002] NSWCCA 518 Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 37 Butters v R [2010] NSWCCA 1 Imbornone v The Queen [2017] NSWCCA 144 Lam v R [2015] NSWCCA 143 Markarian v R [2005] HCA 25 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) HCA 39 Munda v The State of Western Australia [2013] HCA 38 Munroe v R [2006] NSWCCA 350 Pfitzner v R [2010) NSWCCA 314 R v Borkowski [2009] NSWCCA 102 R v Elfar [2003] NSWCCA 358 R v Engert (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 R v Harrison [2001] NSWCCA 79 R v McGourty [2002] NSWCCA 335 R v Palu [2002] NSWCCA 381 R v Qutami [2001] NSWCCA 353 Tepania v R [2018] NSWCCA 247 Van Zwam v R [2017] NSWCCA 127 Veen v The Queen (No 2) 1988 HCA 14 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Craig Myles Baker (Offender) Representation: Susan Oliver (Crown Prosecutor) Alan Conwell (counsel) (Offender)