R v COLLINS, John [2017] NSWDC 281

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v COLLINS, John [2017] NSWDC 281 Hearing dates: 11 August 2017 Date of orders: 11 August 2017 Decision date: 11 August 2017 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Judge S Norrish QC Decision: Full time custodial sentence. Full details at [163] Catchwords: Criminal – sentence – indecent assault – buggery – possess child abuse material – historical offences occurring in the 80s – Form 1 assault offences similar in seriousness to the principal offence – 60 years old – prior record of offending similar to the current matter – no prior sexual assault charges at the time of the historical sexual assault offences – much younger victim – victim impact statement – high risk of re-offending – little contrition for the offending – sentencing according to the standards at the time of the offending – historical assessment of cases involving the offence of buggery – paedophilic disorder as a mental disorder – mental illness/abnormality connected with the offences – possess child abuse material whilst on bail – Interpol Baseline Classification System – the utilitarian value for the pleas of guilty – specific deterrence and general deterrence where offender has a sexual interest in young children as well as diagnosed mental health condition – totality of offending – 'special circumstances'. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 Cases Cited: R v Anning [2014] NSWDC 359 Attorney-General's Application (No 1) of 2002, (2002) 56 NSWLR 147 Barrett (NSWCCA, 3 March 1997, unreported) Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194 Jacobs [2011] NSWDC 34 McIntosh v R [2015] NSWCCA 184 Mill v R (1988) 166 CLR 59 Pearce v R (1998) 194 CLR 610 R v Brown [2012] NSWCCA 199 R v Denham [2015] NSWDC 21 R v Engert (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 R v Fox [2011] NSWDC 250 R v NJR [2002] NSWCCA 129 R v Roberts [2003] NSWCCA 309 Regina v Barry [2001] NSWCCA 304 Regina v McIntosh [2011] NSWDC 160 R v Thomson; R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Veen v R (No 2) [1988] HCA 14 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina John Collins Representation: Counsel: Mr.Metcalfe – Director of Public Prosecutions Mr. Santisi – Offender File Number(s): 2014/003555102016/00363495 Publication restriction: No publication of the name of the victim