R v VK [2024] NSWDC 486

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v VK [2024] NSWDC 486 Hearing dates: 16 September 2024 Date of orders: 17 September 2024 Decision date: 17 September 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Abadee DCJ Decision: See paragraphs [51] and [61] Catchwords: CRIME – child grooming and procuring offences STATUTORY INTERPRETATION – meaning of 'indecent material' – s 66EB(3)(a) of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) EVIDENCE – complaint evidence – Crown relies upon complaint witness to give evidence – aspects of evidence not expected to be the subject of direct evidence of evidence by a complainant – whether evidence admissible Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 25C, 66EB(1)-(3), 66DF, 80AB, 91C, 91E, 91FA, 93S, 93TA, 93Z, 139, 150, 151, 154K, 192, 192L, 192N, 192P, 256, 515, 547E Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth), ss 473.1, 474.19, 474.20, 474.22, 474.23, 474.26-7 Cases Cited: GS v R; Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v GS (2022) 107 NSWLR 618 R v A2 (2019) 269 CLR 507 R v GAR [2003] NSWCCA 224 R v Woodley [2013] NSWDC 14 ZA v R [2018] NSWCCA 116 Texts Cited: Criminal Trial Bench Book Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) VK (the Accused) Representation: Counsel: Ms G Namat (Solicitor Advocate) for the ODPP Mr L Nicholls for the Accused

Solicitors: ODPP Urania Zafiris Solicitors File Number(s): 2021/00127078 Publication restriction: Non-publication of names in accordance with s 578A Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) and s 15A(1) Children (Criminal Proceeding) Act 1987 (NSW)