R v Barnes [2023] NSWDC 33

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Barnes [2023] NSWDC 33 Hearing dates: 15 December 2022 2 February 2023 Date of orders: 2 February 2023 Decision date: 02 February 2023 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Montgomery DCJ Decision: (1) You are convicted. (2) You are sentenced to a term of imprisonment comprising a non-parole period of 3 years; and of a total term of 4 years and 3 months. (3) The sentence commences on 8 October 2022 and expires on 7 January 2027. (4) The non-parole period expires on 7 October 2025. (5) The offender will be eligible for consideration for release to parole on 8 October 2025. (6) I direct the offender accept the supervision and guidance of the Community Corrective Services and obey all reasonable directions of that service. (7) I recommend the offender be directed to sex offender programs for which he is assessed as suitable. Catchwords: CRIME — Child sex offences — Intentionally touch sexually child >10 <16 — Intentionally carry out sexual act towards child >10 <16 — Circumstances of aggravation — Crimes sentencing — Comparable Local Court and District Court JIRS statistics Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) ss 66DB(a), 66DE(1)(a), 66C(2) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) ss 3A, 5, 21A(2), 21A(3)(i), 21A(5A), 28, 44(2A), 53A Cases Cited: Baines v R [2016] NSWCCA 132 Bonwick v R [2010] NSWCCA 177 Cheung v The Queen (2001) 209 CLR 1; [2001] HCA 67 EG v R [2015] NSWCCA 21 Hili v The Queen (2010) 253 CLR 58 at [18]; [2010] HCA 45 Katie Smith v R [2022] NSWCCA 88 Peiris v R [2014] NSWCCA 58 R v Allpass (1993) 72 A Crim R 561 R v Fuller [2022] NSWCCA 203 R v George Peterson (pseudonym) [2020] NSWDC 122 R v Isaacs (1997) 41 NSWLR 374 R v LL (pseudonym) [2022] NSWDC 208 R v Martin (1981) 2 NSWLR 640 R v NC [2020] NSWDC 547 R v Neil Duncan [2022] NSWDC 543 R v RB [2022] NSWCCA 142 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Christopher Barnes (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Ms M Knowles (Crown) Mr T Edwards SC (Offender)