R v Daniel William PECKHAM [2009] NSWDC 368

New South Wales District Court

CITATION: R v Daniel William PECKHAM [2009] NSWDC 368

29 October 2009 HEARING DATE(S): 30 October 2009 20 November 2009

JUDGMENT DATE: 4 December 2009

JURISDICTION: District Court Criminal

JUDGMENT OF: Berman SC DCJ

DECISION: See paragraphs [66], [67] & [68]

CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW - Sentence - Using a carriage service to have child pornography material transmitted - Using a carriage service to procure a person under sixteen years of age, - Using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend - Attempting to pervert the course of justice - Aggravated sexual intercourse without consent - Sexual manipulation - Grooming

Crimes Act LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes Legislation Amendment (Telecommunications Offences And Other Measures) Bill 2004. Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999

CASES CITED: Veen (No 2) v The Queen (1988) 164 CLR 365

PARTIES: The Crown Daniel william Peckham

FILE NUMBER(S): DC 09/11/1106 (Cth); DC 09/11/0444 (NSW)

COUNSEL: E Ozen - Offender

Director of Public Prosecutions SOLICITORS: Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) Legal Aid Commission - Offender

SENTENCE

1 HIS HONOUR: Daniel Peckham is to be sentenced for a significant number of offences relating to his abuse and manipulation of young girls, including the sexual assault of one of them. The offences all arise out of the offender's use of the internet, a medium which attracted him because of difficulties he has with more traditional social contacts.

2 In these remarks on sentence I will be using the names of the victims of these offences and I remind all of those present that I have made an order that there be no publication of any material identifying or attempting to identify any of the victims in these matters.