R v RB (No 3) [2022] NSWDC 580

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v RB (No 3) [2022] NSWDC 580 Hearing dates: 31 October 2022 Date of orders: 28 November 2022 Decision date: 28 November 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Lerve DCJ Decision: Sentenced - see paragraphs [62] to [65] Catchwords: CRIME - child sex offences - sexual intercourse with child 11 years old - offender was 16 or 17 years old - half siblings - digital penetration - reported 8 years later - plea of guilty SENTENCING - no hierarchy of seriousness of sexual intercourse offences - age of offender and immaturity at time of offence to be taken into account - whether offence committed in home of victim can be factor of statutory aggravation - vulnerability of victim - criminal history of the offender - delay - Bugmy factors - dysfunctional background - effect of COVID-19 on incarceration Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act, 1999 Cases Cited: Brown v R [2014] NSWCCA 214 Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 37 Hili & Jones v The Queen [2010] HCA 45 Jonson v R [2016] NSWCCA 286 LS v R [2020] NSWCCA 120 Mbele v R [2021] NSWCCA 182 Patel v R [2019] NSWCCA 170 Quinn v DPP (Cth) [2021] NSWCA 294 R v AA [2017] NSWCCA 84 R v RB [2020] NSWDC 328 Thurlow v R [2022] NSWCCA 20 Toller v R [2021] NSWCCA 204 Valentine v R [2020] NSWCCA 116 Young (a pseudonym) v R [2022] NSWCCA 111 Category: Sentence Parties: Rex RB (a young person) Representation: Counsel: Mr D Mulligan for the young person