R v Williams (a pseudonym) (No 2) [2021] NSWDC 12

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Williams (a pseudonym) (No 2) [2021] NSWDC 12 Hearing dates: 17 December 2020 Decision date: 11 February 2021 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Aggregate sentence of 13 years 6 months with a non - parole period of 9 years. Catchwords: CRIME – Sexual Assault & commit act of indecency - sexual intercourse with person 10 or over & under 16 - aggravated sex assault victim under the age of 16 years- three complainants SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — three complainant's – course of conduct- period were he did not offend- offences against younger brother- offences against female children - exploitation of relationships between offender and child complainants - grooming – sexual assault after assuming parental responsibilities - ill-health can mitigate punishment – unsworn statements to psychologist carry little weight- opinion of professional psychologist still of value- stale crimes but no progress toward rehabilitation - principle of totality- impact on complainants - victim vindication. Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Abbas, Bodiotis, Taleb and Amoun v R [2013] NSWCCA 115 Attorney General's Application No. 1 (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 37; 249 CLR 571 DPP (C'th) v Beattie [2017] NSWCCA 301 Hili v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520 Kristensen v R [2018] NSWCCA 189 Magnuson v R [2013] NSWCCA MAK v R [2006] NSWCCA 381 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; (2005) 228 CLR 357 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357 Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59 MPB v R [2013] NSWCCA 213 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120 Munda v Western Australia (2013) 249 CLR 600; [2013] HCA 38 R v Burrell (2000) 114 A Crim R 207 R v Cattell [2019] NSWCCA 297 R v Clinch (1994) 72 A Crim R 301 at 306 R v L, unreported, NSWCCA, 17/6/96 R v MAK [2006] NSWCCA 381; (2006) 167 A Crim R 159 R v MJR (2002) 54 NSWLR 368 R v Todd [1982] 2 NSWLR 517 R v Williams (a pseudonym) [2020] NSWDC 836 Rios v R [2012] NSWCCA 8 RL v R [2018] NSWCCA 274 Ruano v R [2011] NSWCCA 149 Smith v R (1987) 44 SASR 587 Thompson v R (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Weininger v The Queen (2003) 212 CLR 629 Texts Cited: Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Final Report, Impacts, Volume 3, pages 9 - 11. Category: Sentence Parties: Scott Williams (the offender) Director of Public Prosecutions Representation: Counsel: Mr Z Khan (for the offender) Ms N Keay, Crown Prosecutor