R v Wilson (a pseudonym) [2023] NSWDC 354

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Wilson (a pseudonym) [2023] NSWDC 354 Hearing dates: 21 April 2023 Date of orders: 21 April 2023 Decision date: 21 April 2023 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Aggregate sentence – imprisonment for 9 years with a non‑parole period of 5 years and 9 months Catchwords: CRIME — Child sex offences — Sexual intercourse with child <10 CRIME — Sexual offences — Aggravated sexual assault — Victim <16 years — Victim under authority CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Trial — Jury — Sexual offence proceedings SENTENCING — Aggravating factors — Abuse of position of trust or authority in relation to the victim — Victim impact statement SENTENCING — Non-parole period — Standard non-parole period SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Multiple offences — Aggregate sentences — Objective seriousness SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Health issues — Special circumstances Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Cases Cited: BT v R [2010] NSWCCA 267 Clarkson v R [2011] VSCA 152 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 Dungay v R [2020] NSWCCA 209 Hili v The Queen ((2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 JJ v R [2020] NSWCCA 165 LB v R [2019] NSWCCA 151 MAK v R [2006] NSWCCA 381 Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59; [1998] HCA 70 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v TH [2023] NSWCCA 81 R v AJP [2004] NSWCCA 434 R v Clinch (1994) 72 A Crim R 301 R v DN [2023] NSWCCA 39 R v Gavel [2014] NSWCCA 56 R v NJK [2011] NSWCCA 151 R v Simpson; 53 NSWLR 704; [2001] NSWCCA 534 Stanton v R [2021] NSWCCA 123 The Queen v Pham; (2015) 256 CLR 550; [2015] HCA 39 Texts Cited: Commonwealth of Australia, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse: Final Report, (2017) vol 3 Category: Sentence Parties: Douglas Wilson (the offender) Director of Public Prosecutions (the Crown) Representation: Counsel: S Fraser (for the offender)