R v Cui [2023] NSWDC 422

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Cui [2023] NSWDC 422 Hearing dates: 10 October 2023 Decision date: 13 October 2023 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Newlinds SC DCJ Decision: See page 27 of these Reasons Catchwords: CRIME – Using carriage service to groom and transmit indecent material Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), ss 16A(1), 16A(2)(k), 16A(2)(g),16A(2)(j), (ja), 16A (2)(m), 16A(2AAA), 17A, 20AB (1AA)(a)(iii) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999, s 8 Criminal Code (Cth), s 474.27(1) Cases Cited: DPP (Cth) and DPP v Garside [2016] FSCA 74 DS v R [2022] NSWCCA 110 DS v R, DM v R [2022] NSWCCA 156 in DPP (Cth) v Garside [2016] VSCA 74 Patterson v R [2021] NSWCCA 273 R v Gajjar [2008] VSCA 268 - 192 A Crim R 76 R v Michael Nahlous [2013] NSWCCA 90 Totaan [2022] NSWCCA 75 Category: Sentence Parties: Rex Ruijie Cui (Offender) Representation: Counsel: A Brown (Crown) A Mathur SC (Offender) Solicitors: Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) File Number(s): 2022/282235 Publication restriction: None

JUDGMENT: ex tempore 1. HIS HONOUR: The offender Mr Cui is being sentenced for the following offences to which he entered pleas of guilty at Downing Centre Local Court on 27 June 2023. Sequence Offence Description Maximum Penalty 1 Section 474.27(1) Criminal Code (Cth) Using a carriage service to groom a person under 16 years for sexual activity 15 years imprisonment 2 Section 474.27A(1) Criminal Code (Cth) Using carriage service to transmit indecent material to person under 16 years 10 years imprisonment