R v Noronha [2024] NSWDC 296

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Noronha [2024] NSWDC 296 Hearing dates: 30 April 2024 Date of orders: 30 April 2024 Decision date: 30 April 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Aggregate sentence of imprisonment of 7 years 6 months with a non-parole period of 4 years 6 months Catchwords: CRIME — Child sex offences — Indecent assault of a child under 16 years — Intentionally sexually touch a child 10-16 years — Intentionally sexually touch a child under 10 years SENTENCING — Aggravating factors — Breach of trust — Multiple victims SENTENCING — Guidelines for sentencing — Role of guidelines SENTENCING — Mitigating factors — No record of previous convictions — Admissions before complainants go to police — Plea of guilty SENTENCING — Penalties — Imprisonment SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Form 1 offences — Moral culpability — Multiple offences — Aggregate sentence — Objective seriousness — Purposes of sentencing SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Instinctive synthesis SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Age of offender — Health issues — Special circumstances Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure Act) 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 [2002] NSWCCA 518; (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 BT v R [2010] NSWCCA 267 Cahyadi v R [2007] NSWCCA 1 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Mill v The Queen [1998] HCA 70; (1988) 166 CLR 59 Postiglione v The Queen [1997] HCA 26; (1997) 189 CLR 295 R v Holder; R v Johnston [1983] 3 NSWLR 245 R v Smith (1987) 44 SASR 587. R v Thomson and Houlton [2000] 115 A Crim R 104 Van Ryn v R [2016] NSWCCA 1 Category: Sentence Parties: Jose Noronha (the offender) Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) Representation: Counsel: S Fraser (for the offender)