R v Brown (a pseudonym) [2024] NSWDC 618

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Brown (a pseudonym) [2024] NSWDC 618 Hearing dates: 1 November and 17 December 2024 Date of orders: 17 December 2024 Decision date: 17 December 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Aggregate sentence of imprisonment of 20 years with a non-parole period of 14 years Catchwords: CRIME — Child sex offences — Sexual intercourse with child over 10 and under 16 — Persistent sexual abuse of a child pursuant to s 66EA — Maintaining an unlawful sexual relationship with a child — — Indecent assault child under16 — Circumstances of aggravation — Incite person under authority to an act of indecency — Circumstances of aggravation — Child abuse material SENTENCING — Guidelines for sentencing — Role of guidelines SENTENCING — Mitigating factors — Plea of guilty SENTENCING — Penalties — Imprisonment ­ — Life imprisonment ­— Approach to assessment of objective seriousness SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Form 1 offences — Deterrence — General deterrence — Moral culpability — Objective seriousness — Multiple offences — What is a 'crushing' sentence — Special circumstances SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Age of offender — Health issues — Multiple mental disorders — Learning deficits in childhood Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (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) 56 NSWLR 146; [2013] NSWCCA 115 Barbaro v The Queen [2014] HCA 2; (2014) 253 CLR 58 Burr v R [2020] NSWCCA 282 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Beattie [2017] NSWCCA 301 GP (a pseudonym) v R [2021] NSWCCA 180 Hili v The Queen [2010] HCA 45; (2010) 242 CLR 520 Hillman v R [2012] NSWCCA 43 Hoskins v R [2016] NSWCCA 157 MAK v R; MSK v R [2006] NSWCCA 381 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; (2005) 228 CLR 357 Mill v The Queen [1998] HCA 70; (1988) 166 CLR 59 MK v R [2024] NSWCCA 127 Munda v Western Australia [2013] HCA 38; (2013) 249 CLR 600 Postiglione v The Queen [1997] HCA 26; (1997) 189 CLR 295 R v Burrell (2000) 114 A Crim R 207 R v Cahyadi [2007] NSWCCA 1; 168 A Crim R 41 R v Clinch (1994) 72 A Crim R 301 R v Fisher [2024] NSWCCA 191 R v Harris [2007] NSWCCA 130; 171 A Crim R 267 R v Herring (1956) 73 WN (NSW) 203 R v Holder; R v Johnston [1983] 3 NSWLR 245 R v O'Connor [2014] NSWCCA 53 R v RB [2022] NSWCCA 142 R v Sellen (1991) 57 A Crim R 313 R v Simpson [2001] NSWCCA 534; 53 NSWLR 704 R v Smith (1987) 44 SASR 587 R v Wheeler [2000] NSWCCA 34 R v XX (2009) 195 A Crim R 38 RA v R [2024] NSWCCA 149 The Queen v Pham [2015] HCA 39; (2015) 256 CLR 550 Towse v R [2022] NSWCA 252 Van Ryn v R [2016] NSWCCA 1 Xerri v The King [2024] HCA 5; (2024) 278 CLR 276 Category: Sentence Parties: Gary Brown (a pseudonym) (the offender) Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) Representation: Counsel: S Hall SC with S Howell (for the offender) K Ratcliffe (for the Crown)