R v ROK [2021] NSWDC 448

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v ROK [2021] NSWDC 448 Hearing dates: 27 July 2021 Date of orders: 1 September 2021 Decision date: 01 September 2021 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Lerve DCJ Decision: The young person is sentenced to an aggregate sentence of 4 years with a non-parole period of 2 years, to be served in a juvenile justice institution. Catchwords: CRIME – sexual intercourse with child under 10 – incite child to sexually touch SENTENCING – young offender – plea of guilty – mild intellectual disability – subject to conditional liberty – principles in dealing with juvenile offenders – victim impact statement – Bugmy principles – accumulation of sentences – aggregate sentence Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 Crimes Act, 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act, 1999 Cases Cited: BP v R (2010) 201 A Crim R 379; [2010] NSWCCA 159 Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 DPP (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1 Jolly v R [2013] NSWCCA 76 MLP v R (2006) 164 A Crim R 93 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 R v AJP (2004) 150 A Crim R 575; [2004] NSWCCA 434 R v BA [2014] NSWCCA 148 R v Gavel [2014] NSWCCA 56 R v KT [2008] NSWCCA 51 R v MW [2019] NSWDC 307 R v PGM [2006] NSWCCA 310 R v Tuala [2015] NSWCCA 8 Tepania v R [2018] NSWCCA 247 Thammavongsa v R (2015) 251 A Crim R 342 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina ROK (a minor) Representation: Counsel: Mr F Coyne (for the Young Person)