R v Fox [2011] NSWDC 250

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Fox [2011] NSWDC 250 Hearing dates: 24/4/11, 12/8/11, 14/10/11 Decision date: 24 November 2011 Before: KING SC DCJ Decision: The overall effective accumulated non-parole period is four and a half years from 29 April 2011 and the balance of term is four and a half years, that is, the overall total accumulated sentence is nine years, that is, the accumulated non-parole period is 50% of the overall term. I recommend that when released on parole the offender be subject to supervision by the Probation and Parole Service in particular with respect to sexual offending, counselling and/or treatment. Catchwords: CRIMINAL - Sentence - Forms 1 - Buggery - Indecent assault - incite act of indecency - victims male and under 16 - paedophile grooming - consent - Victim Impact Statements Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 ss 79, 81, 61E (1), 61E(2) Crimes (SP) Act 1999 ss 3A, 5, 21A(2), 32 Criminal Case Conferencing Trial Act 2008 s 6 (1) & (5) & (12) Cases Cited: AB v The Queen (1999) 198 CLR 111 Clinton v The Queen [2009] NSWCCA 276 Featherstone v The Queen [2008] NSWCCA 71 R v Borkowski [2009] NSWCCA 102 R v Dib [2003] NSWCCA 117 R v JCW (2000) 112 A Crim R 466 R v MJR (2002) 54 NSWLR 368 R v Moon (2000) 117 A Crim R 497 R v Palu (2002) 134 A Crim R 174 R v S [2000] NSWCCA 13 R v Shore (1992) 66 A Crim R 37 R v SY & Anor [2003] NSWCCA 291 R v Thomson; R v Houlton [2000] 49 NSWLR 383 R v Totten [2003] NSWCCA 207 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina Fox, Mitchell Bruce Representation: Crown: Ms K Shead Defence: Mr J Glissan QC Mr W. J. Wilcher File Number(s): 2010/155562 2010/155570 2010/155573 Publication restriction: NON-PUBLICATION ORDER RE NAMES OF VICTIMS AND EVIDENCE IDENTIFYING VICTIMS