R v Farrell (a pseudonym) [2022] NSWDC 695

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Farrell (a pseudonym) [2022] NSWDC 695 Hearing dates: 18 November 2022 Date of orders: 18 November 2022 Decision date: 18 November 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Aggregate sentence of 9 years with a non-parole period of 5 years 10 months. Catchwords: CRIME – Indecent assault person under 16 years of age (DV) - Aggravated sexual assault - victim under the age of 16 years - Aggravated sexual assault - victim under authority of offender (DV) SENTENCING - Relevant factors on sentence – sentence after trial - assessing objective seriousness - resolving conflicting submissions about where on a range the offending fell - victim impact - no prior offending - good character taken into account - s 21A(5A) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 submission rejected - ill health and mental health will make prison more burdensome - special circumstances need to avoid a crushing sentence – need for retributive sentence and victim vindication Legislation Cited: Bail Act 2013 Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: BT v R [2010] NSWCCA 267 Cahyadi v R [2007] NSWCCA 1 (2007) 168 A Crim R 41 Chamseddine v R [2017] NSWCCA 176 Clarkson [2011] VSCA 152; R v Gavel [2014] NSWCCA 56 Cowling v R [2015] NSWCCA 213 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Beattie [2017] NSWCCA 301 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194; (2010) 79 NSWLR 1 Director of Public Prosecutions v DJK [2003] VSCA 109 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59 MRW v R [2011] NSWCCA 260 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Owen v R [2022] NSWCCA 214 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295 R v Clinch (1994) 72 A Crim R 301 R v Herring (1956) 73 WN (NSW) 203 R v Lau [2022] NSWCCA 131 R v MAK [2006] NSWCCA 381; (2006) 167 A Crim R 159 R v Sellen (1991) 57 A Crim R 313 R v Van Ryn [2016] NSWCCA 1 R v Way (2004) 60 NSWLR 168; [2004] NSWCCA 13 SB v R [2022] NSWCC164 Tepania v R [2018] NSWCCA 247 Weininger v The Queen (2003) 212 CLR 629; [2003] HCA 14 Texts Cited: The social dynamics and impacts of institutional child sexual abuse, D T Kenny, Judicial Officer's Bulletin, September 2017, Volume 29 No 8. Category: Sentence Parties: Andrew Farrell (the offender) Director of Public Prosecutions Representation: Counsel: Mr S Dayeian (for the offender)