Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v FRENCH [2023] NSWDC 174

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v FRENCH [2023] NSWDC 174 Hearing dates: 26 April, 2023 Date of orders: 1 June, 2023 Decision date: 01 June 2023 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Lerve DCJ Decision: Released on Community Corrections Order (State offending) and aggregate sentence, released on recognizance with fine (Commonwealth offending) – see paragraphs [99]-[102] Catchwords: CRIME – use carriage service to transmit child abuse material – possess/control child abuse and bestiality material – State and Commonwealth offending - plea of guilty - offender gave evidence he did not solicit the material – conversations on chat site were "pure fantasy" SENTENCING – general and specific deterrence – good prospects of rehabilitation – comparative cases Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Crimes Act, 1900 Criminal Code 1995 (Cth) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act, 1999 Cases Cited: Burton v R [2020] NSWCCA 127 De Leeuw [2015] NSWCCA 183 DPP (Cth) v Beattie [2017] NSWCCA 301 DPP v Garside (2016) 50 VR 800 In EG v R [2015] NSWCCA 21 Khanwaiz v R [2012] NSWCCA 168 R v Asplund [2010] NSWCCA 316 R v De Leeuw [2015] NSWCCA 183 R v El Karhani (1990) 51 A Crim R 123 R v Gajjar (2008) 192 A Crim R 76 R v Palu (2002) 134 A Crim R 174 R v Porte [2015] NSWCCA 174 Taitoko v R [2020] NSWCCA 43 R (Cth) v Nafarette [2022] NSWDC 225 Category: Sentence Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) Brian FRENCH Representation: Counsel: Mr C Heazelwood for the Offender