R v CS [2023] NSWDC 189

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v CS [2023] NSWDC 189 Hearing dates: 31 May 2023 Date of orders: 1 June 2023 Decision date: 01 June 2023 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Abadee DCJ Decision: See paragraph 154 Catchwords: CRIME – sentencing - historical child sexual abuse offences – presence of aggravating factors for each offence - one offence committed when a child – Bugmy principles – general significance of age at offending - delay before arrest – significance of ill health and hardship Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) ss, 71, 79 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) ss 3A, 5, 21A, 25AA Cases Cited: Aktar v R [2015] NSWCCA 123 Attorney-General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (No.1 of 2002) (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 Bailey (1988) 35 A Crim R 458 Bugmy v R (2013) 249 CLR 571 Culbert v R [2021] NSWCCA 38 DH v R [2022] NSWCCA 200 DS v R; DM v R [2022] NSWCCA 156 Featherstone v R [2008] NSWCCA 71 Hoskins v R [2021] NSWCCA 169 MLP v R [2006] NSWCCA 271 PWB v R [2011] NSWCCA 84 R v AA [2017] NSWCCA 84 R v Cattell [2019] NSWCCA 297 R v Daley [2010] NSWCCA 223 R v Spiers [2008] NSWCCA 107 R v Todd [1982] 2 NSWLR 517 Richards v R [2023] NSWCCA 107 SW v R [2013] NSWCCA 255 Young v R [2022] NSWCCA 111 ZA v R [2017] NSWCCA 132 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Sentence Parties: Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP) CS (offender) Representation: Mr K Averre for the offender Ms J Walshe for the Crown (solicitor) File Number(s): 2021/00312531 Publication restriction: Non-publication of the offender and the complaints' names