Regina v Johan Sieders & Somsri Yotchomchin [2006] NSWDC 184

New South Wales District Court

CITATION: Regina v Johan Sieders & Somsri Yotchomchin [2006] NSWDC 184

HEARING DATE(S): 13/6/06 to 21/7/06; 27/10/06, 29/9/06, 8/12/06

JUDGMENT DATE: 8 December 2006

JUDGMENT OF: Bennett SC DCJ

DECISION: Johan Sieders sentenced to 4 years imprisonment including non-parole period of 2 years; Somsri Yotchomchin sentenced to 5 years imprisonment including non-parole period of 2 years 6 months

CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW - SENTENCING - particular offences - conduct of business involving sexual servitude of others - brothels serviced by women brought from overseas

LEGISLATION CITED: Criminal Code (Cth), Ch 8, Div 270, ss 270.3,270.6 Crimes Act, 1914 (Cth), ss 6A, 16A, 17A

R v Arnold [2004] NSWCCA 294 CASES CITED: R v Diaz [2005] VSCA 99 R v DS (2005) 191 FLR 337 R v Weitang [2006] VCC 637

The Crown PARTIES: Johan Sieders Somsri Yotchomchin

FILE NUMBER(S): 06/11/0023

Mr P Roberts SC COUNSEL: Mr M Gelbert Mr G Wendler

Ms G Knott - Cwth DPP SOLICITORS: Mr G Willis of Burston Cole & Mulock Solicitors Mr R Van Houten of Van Houten Solicitors

JUDGMENT

Background

1 These are the sentence proceedings arising from the conclusion of the trials in the matters of Regina v Johan Sieders and Regina v Somsri Yotchomchin.

2 On Tuesday 13 June 2006 Johan Sieders and Somsri Yotchomchin appeared before me for trial, each of them upon one count of conducting a business involving the sexual servitude of other persons contrary to s.270.6 of the Criminal Code (Cth). The accused were separately represented.