R v Pender [2022] NSWDC 160

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Pender [2022] NSWDC 160 Hearing dates: 2 February 2022 Date of orders: 2 February 2022 Decision date: 02 February 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Aggregate sentence of 6 years with a non-parole period of 3 year 6 months Catchwords: CRIME – Sexual intercourse without consent SENTENCING - Relevant factors on sentence – sentence after trial- short trial with some benefit to the administration of justice – fact finding - victim impact - childhood abuse and trauma Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2103] HCA 37 Kennedy v R [2010] NSWCCA 260 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Millwood v R [2012] NSWCCA 2 Muldrock v The Queen 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Nasrullah v R [2021] NSWCCA 207 R v Geddes (1936) 36 SR (NSW) 554 R v MJB [2014] NSWCCA 195 R v Tuala [2015] NSWCCA 8 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465; [1988] HCA 14 Category: Sentence Parties: Ricky Wayne Pender (the offender) Director of Public Prosecutions Representation: Counsel: Mr S Fraser, Public Defender (for the offender) Mr D Coulton, Crown Prosecutor

Solicitors: Staples Law Pty Limited (for the offender) File Number(s): 2020/00104449 Publication restriction: The name of the complainant is not to be published, nor is any other material that could lead to the identification of that complainant: s578A of the Crimes Act 1900.