R v CF [2023] NSWDC 452

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v CF [2023] NSWDC 452 Hearing dates: 16 October 2023 Decision date: 25 October 2023 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Coleman SC DCJ Decision: (1) For the offences of which he was found guilty, the offender is convicted. (2) The offender is sentenced to an aggregate term of imprisonment for a period of 14 years, with a non-parole period of 8 years and 10 months, to date from 7 December 2022. The first date the offender is eligible for release to parole is 6 October 2031. The head sentence will expire on 6 December 2036. (3) The indicative sentence and indicative non-parole periods (where relevant) are as follows: • Count 1: 18 months imprisonment, with a non-parole period of 11 months • Count 2: 18 months imprisonment, with a non-parole period of 11 months • Count 3: 6 years imprisonment • Count 4: 18 months imprisonment, with a non-parole period of 11 months • Count 5: 2 years 6 months imprisonment • Count 6: 5 years imprisonment • Count 7: 5 years imprisonment Catchwords: CRIME – Child sex offences – Multiple offences – Indecent assault – Sexual intercourse with child >10<14 – Circumstances of aggravation – Sexual intercourse with young person under special care – Sentencing following trial Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 61M, 66C, 73 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 3A, 21A, 21B, 25AA, 53A, 54B, Sch 2, Pt 35, Item 95 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment Act 2022 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bravo v R [2015] NSWCCA 302 BT v R [2010] NSWCCA 276 Cheung v R (2001) 209 CLR 1 Filippou v The Queen (2015) 256 CLR 47 Johnson v The Queen [2004] HCA 15 Leach v The Queen (2007) 230 CLR 1 R v Cattell [2019] NSWCCA 297 R v Chan [2000] NSWCCA 345 R v Cranston [2023] NSWSC 1004 R v Edwards (1996) 90 A Crim R 510 R v Gavel [2014] NSWCCA 56 R v Isaacs (1997) 41 NSWLR 374 R v MAK [2006] NSWCCA 381 RH McL v The Queen (2000) 203 CLR 452 Savvas v The Queen (1995) 183 CLR 1 Skocic v R [2014] NSWCCA 225 Strbak v The Queen (2020) 267 CLR 494 The Queen v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270 Weininger v The Queen (2003) 212 CLR 629 Category: Sentence Parties: Director for Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) CF (Offender) Representation: Counsel: D Henschell, Solicitor Advocate (Crown) M Davis (Offender)