R v MM [2018] NSWDC 181

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v MM [2018] NSWDC 181 Hearing dates: 29 January to 19 February 2018 Date of orders: 09 March 2018 Decision date: 08 March 2018 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Sutherland SC DCJ Decision: See Appendix 1 Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – Judge-alone determination – Child sexual assault - six complainants and multiple charges – 77 counts – grandfather – step-grandfather – assault filmed – grooming - supply drugs to groom child – ongoing abuse – blackmail victims – indecent assault "with" or "towards" Legislation Cited: Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Drug (Misuse and Trafficking) Act 1985 Cases Cited: AK v Western Australia [2008] HCA 8; (2008) 232 CLR 438 Crimes Act 1900 Eades v DPP (NSW) [2010] NSWCCA 241; (2010) 77 NSWLR 173; (2010) 203 A Crim R 136 Fleming v The Queen (1998) 197 CLR 250 McGrath v R [2010] NSWCCA 48; (2010) 199 A Crim R 527 R v Chonka [2000] NSWCCA 466 R v Manson (NSWCCA, 17 February 1993, unreported) R v Nelson [2016] NSWCCA 130 R v Orsos (1997) 95 A Crim R 457 at 460 R v Page (unreported, NSWCCA, 25 November 1991) Texts Cited: Queensland Criminal Code Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina (Crown) MM (Accused) Representation: Counsel: DPP: Mr Michael Fox of Counsel Accused: Ms Linda McSpedden of Counsel

Solicitors: Douglas & Ford Criminal Law File Number(s): 2015/00181812, 2015/00220576, 2015/00220588, 2015/, 2015/00220622, 2015/00223091, 2016/00049614 Publication restriction: Non-publication order re accused's name, the identity of each of the complainants or any matter which is likely to lead to the identification of such complainants, and the identity of various family members and relatives of the complainants. Relevant aspects and identities in the judgment which follows have been redacted or substituted with initials.