R v Williscroft [2024] NSWDC 429

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Williscroft [2024] NSWDC 429 Hearing dates: 2 August 2024 Date of orders: 2 August 2024 Decision date: 02 August 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Commonwealth matter Sentence of imprisonment of 4 years 6 months with a non-parole period of 2 years 8 months State matters Aggregate sentence of imprisonment of 5 years and 3 months with a non-parole period of 2 years 10 months Catchwords: CRIME — Child sex offences — Child abuse material — Production of child abuse material — Groom child under 14 years for unlawful sexual activity — Carry out sexual act towards another without consent CRIME — Federal offences — Possess or control child abuse material obtained or accessed using carriage service CRIME — Confiscations — Consent forfeiture order SENTENCING — Mitigating factors — Plea of guilty SENTENCING — Penalties — Imprisonment SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Deterrence — Moral culpability — Objective seriousness — Community protection — Purposes of sentencing SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Instinctive synthesis SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Drug addictions in remission — Mental illness and disorders — Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder — Schizoaffective Disorder — Adjustment Disorder Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) Cases Cited: Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 Minehan v R [2010] NSWCCA 140 R v Booth [2009] NSWCCA 89 R v Hutchinson [2018] NSWCCA 152 Category: Sentence Parties: Mark Arthur Williscroft (the offender) Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) Representation: Counsel: C Akthar (for the Crown)