R v So [2023] NSWDC 172

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v So [2023] NSWDC 172 Hearing dates: 05 May 2023 Date of orders: 25 May 2023 Decision date: 25 May 2023 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Scotting DCJ Decision: See [96] – [120] Catchwords: CRIME — Child sex offences — Sexual intercourse with child >14 <16 CRIME — Sexual offences — Aggravated indecent assault CRIME — Sexual offences — Act of indecency Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application No 1 of 2022 (2002) 56 NSWLR 147 R v MJR (2002) 54 NSWLR 368 R v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270 R v Youkhana [2004] NSWCCA 412 Category: Sentence Parties: Rex (Crown) Jeremy So (Offender) Representation: Counsel: J Tunks (Crown) P Boulten SC/M Burke (Offender)

Solicitors: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Murphy's Lawyers (Offender) File Number(s): 2021/85557 Publication restriction: None

Judgment 1. Jeremy So (the offender) appears for sentence after pleading guilty in the Local Court to the following offences: Sequence Offence Maximum Penalty and SNPP H79021736 21 Indecent assault of a person under 16 years of age, contrary to s 61M(2), Crimes Act 1900 10 years SNPP-8 years 23 Have sexual intercourse with a person over 14 and under 16, contrary to s 66C(3), Crimes Act 1900 10 years 24 Have sexual intercourse with a person over 14 and under 16, contrary to s 66C(3), Crimes Act 1900 10 years 29 Have sexual intercourse with a person over 14 and under 16, contrary to s 66C(3), Crimes Act 1900 10 years 32 Have sexual intercourse with a person over 14 and under 16, contrary to s 66C(3), Crimes Act 1900 10 years 36 Have sexual intercourse with a person over 14 and under 16, contrary to s 66C(3), Crimes Act 1900 10 years