NSW Caselaw
District Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: R v Bowen [2024] NSWDC 262 Hearing dates: 26 June 2024 Date of orders: 28 June 2024 Decision date: 28 June 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: J Smith SC DCJ Decision: (1) The offender is convicted of the offence of using a carriage service to access child abuse material. (2) The offender is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 3 years and 10 months commencing on 13 April 2023 with a non-parole period of 2 years and 6 months expiring on 12 October 2025, and a further period of 1 year and 4 months expiring on 12 February 2027. (3) The offender will first be eligible for release on parole on 12 October 2025. (4) Pursuant to section 23ZD of the Crimes Act 1914, the Samsung A12 - exhibit number X0001698459 is forfeited to the Commonwealth. Catchwords: CRIME – Child sex offences – Child abuse material – Using carriage service to access child abuse material – Mandatory Minimum Sentencing – Crimes Act s 16AAB - Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) ss 16A, 16AAB, 17A, 20(1)(b) Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) s 474.22(1) Cases Cited: Hurt v The King; Delzotto v The King [2024] HCA 8; Trinh v R [2024] VSCA 61; Category: Sentence Parties: Rex (Crown) Rodney Bowen (Offender) Representation: Counsel: K. Fitzgerald (Crown) J Wilcox (Offender)
Solicitors: Hannigan (Crown) D Glowrey (Offender) File Number(s): 2023/00118068
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