R v Horsfall [2023] NSWDC 269

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Horsfall [2023] NSWDC 269 Hearing dates: 7 February 2023 – 9 February 2023 13 February 2023 – 14 February 2023 Date of orders: 23 June 2023 Decision date: 23 June 2023 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Sutherland SC DCJ Decision: The offender is sentenced to 10 years imprisonment with a non-parole period of 6 years and 6 months. Catchwords: CRIME — Sexual offences — Sexual Touching — Sexual Intercourse — Masseur — offences committed at massage parlour CRIME — Sexual offences — Aggravated sexual assault — Victim with Multiple Sclerosis — Masseuse SENTENCING — Mitigating factors — Plea of guilty — Guilty pleas for offences at massage parlour Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Barbaro v Queen; Zirilli v Queen [2014] HCA 2; (2014) 253 CLR 58 Jiang v R [2010] NSWCCA 277 Jung v R [2017] NSWCCA 24 R v Andries Dijkstra [2019] NSWDC 776 R v Arvind NSWCCA, 8 March 1996, unreported R v Azzi [2004] NSWCCA 398 R v Berg [2004] NSWCCA 300 R v Douglas [2021] NSWDC 646 R v Ibrahim [2021] NSWCCA 296 R v Markuleski [2001] NSWCCA 290; (2001) 52 NSWLR 82 R v Qin [2008] NSWDC 41 R v Qin; Qin v Regina [2008] NSWCCA 189 R v Shen [2019] NSWDC 499 R v Williams [2002] NSWCCA 458 Regina v Berg [2004] NSWCCA 300 RO v R [2013] NSWCCA 162 RP v R [2013] NSWCCA 192 Salmond v R [2010] NSWCCA 141 Stewart v R [2012] NSWCCA 183 The Queen v Pham [2015] HCA 39; (2015) 256 CLR 550 Category: Sentence Parties: Rex (Crown) Mark Anthony Horsfall (Offender) Representation: Counsel: N Keay (Crown) R Baldeo (Offender)