R v Cassell [2022] NSWDC 471

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Cassell [2022] NSWDC 471 Hearing dates: 26 August 2022, 28 September 2022 Date of orders: 28 September 2022 Decision date: 28 September 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Aggregate sentence of 9 years a non-parole period of 5 years 10 months Catchwords: CRIME – Have sexual intercourse with child aged 14 to16 years - Intentionally incite child aged 14 to16 years to sexually touch - Stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm (personal) SENTENCING - Relevant factors on sentence – early guilty plea - practical remorse and acceptance of responsibility - multiple offences - two victims- - course of conduct - objectively serious offending persistent - victim impact- offender has a background of hardship- lesser moral culpability - deterrent sentence still required – ill health - assaulted in custody - impact of COVID -special circumstances Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Domestic & Personal Violence) Act 2007 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002, [2013] NSWCCA 115; (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 Burrell v R (2000) 114 A Crim R 207; [2000] NSWCCA 262 Butters v R [2010] NSCWCCA 1 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Beattie [2017] NSCWCCA 301 Hili v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59;[1998] HCA 70 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Munda v Western Australia (2013) 249 CLR 600: [2013] HCA 38 Nguyen v The Queen [2016] HCA 17 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610; [1998] HCA 57 R v KNL [2005] NSWCCA 260. R v L, NSWCCA unreported, 17/6/1996 R v Millwood [2012] NSWCCA R v Palu [2002] NSCWCCA 381 R v Qutami [2001] NSWCCA 353 R v Sellen (1991) 57 A Crim R 313 R v Simpson [2001] NSWCCA 534; 53 NSWLR 704 R v Thompson, R v Houlten [2000] NSWCCA 309; (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 The Queen v Pham (2015) 256 CLR 550: [2015] HCA 39 Weininger v The Queen (2003) 212 CLR 629; [2013] HCA 14 Texts Cited: Parole Supervision and Re-offending: Wai-Yin Wan, Suzanne Poynton, Gerard van Doorn and Don Weatherburn (2016) Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology v149. No.4. p 497, 2011, BOCSAR Category: Sentence Parties: Wayne Anthony Cassell (the offender) Director of Public Prosecutions Representation: Counsel: Mr T McKenzie (for the offender)