R v BM [2024] NSWDC 94

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v BM [2024] NSWDC 94 Hearing dates: 14 March 2024 Date of orders: 20 March 2024 Decision date: 20 March 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Anderson SC DCJ Decision: (1) The offender is convicted of each of the five offences before the Court; (2) I impose an aggregate sentence of 6 years and 10 months. Taking into account my finding of special circumstances, the non-parole period will be a ratio of 65%, meaning that the non-parole period will be 4 years and 5 months; and (3) The sentence will be backdated, to commence on 20 December 2022 and expire on 19 October 2029, with a non-parole period expiring on 19 May 2027. Catchwords: CRIME – sentence – child sexual offences – rejection of offenders evidence regarding childhood sexual abuse Legislation Cited: Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Cases Cited: DH v R [2022] NSWCCA 200 Ragg v R [2022] NSWCCA 150 R v RE [2023] NSWCCA 184 Minehan v R [2010] NSWCCA 140 Strbak v R (2020) 376 ALR 453; [2020] HCA 10 DS v R; DM v R [2022] NSWCCA 156 R v Qutami (2001) 127 A Crim R 369 R v Palu (2002) 134 A Crim R 174 Lloyd v R [2022] NSWCCA 18 Category: Sentence Parties: BM (Offender) Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Representation: Counsel: Mr G Kidd (Crown) Mr B Bickford (Defence)