R v NT (a pseudonym) [2021] NSWDC 76

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v NT (a pseudonym) [2021] NSWDC 76 Hearing dates: 22 October 2021; 23 October 2020, 22 January 2021 Decision date: 22 January 2021 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Aggregate sentence of 7 years 9 months with a non-parole period of 4 years. Catchwords: CRIME – Child sex offences - Sexual intercourse with person under age of 10 years (DV) - Sexual intercourse with child under age of 10 years (DV). SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence - purposes of sentencing discussed - behavioural responses to child sexual abuse- early admissions- admissions of unknown guilt – digital sexual intercourse admitted parallel proceedings in the Act- accumulation on ACT sentence – delay – age of complainant- relationship with offender (grandfather) – Form 1 matters – totality - structure of accumulated sentences Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (ACT). Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Abas, Bodiotis, Taleb and Amoun v R [2013] NSWCCA 115 Attorney General's Application No. 1: (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 CMB v Attorney-General for NSW (2015) 256 CLR 346; [2015] HCA 9, Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357 Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59 Munda v Western Australia (2013) 249 CLR 600: [2013] HCA 38 R v Ellis (1986) 6 NSWLR 603 R v Herring (1956) 73 WN (NSW) 203 R v NT [2017] ACTSC 69 R v Thompson [2000] NSWCCA 309; (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 R v Todd [1982] 2 NSWLR 517 R v Windle [2012] NSWCCA 222 Ryan v The Queen (2001) 206 CLR 267 Texts Cited: Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Final Report, Impacts, Volume 3, pages 9 - 11 Category: Sentence Parties: NT - a pseudonym (the offender) Director of Public Prosecutions Representation: Counsel: Mr K Averre (for the offender) Mr Fox, Crown Prosecutor