R v George Young (a pseudonym) [2019] NSWDC 55

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v George Young (a pseudonym) [2019] NSWDC 55 Hearing dates: 1 March 2019 Date of orders: 15 March 2019 Decision date: 15 March 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Aggregate sentence of seven years with a non‑parole period of four years four months. Catchwords: CRIMINAL – sentence – Sexual intercourse child under 10 - groom child under 14 – aggravated act of indecency child under 16 - step-father – Form 1 matters - admission of unknown guilt - Ellis discount - immediate admissions - very early guilty plea - assessment of objective serious - victim impact - mental illness – remorse - aggregate sentence Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Alvares v R (2011) 209 A Crim R 297 Attorney General's Application No. 1: (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 Butters v R [2010] NSWCCA 1 Cameron v The Queen (2002) 209 CLR 339 Clarkson [2011] VSCA 152 CMB v Attorney General for the State of NSW [2015] HCA 9; (2015)256 CLR 346 Courtney v R [2007] NSWCCA 195 DPP (NSW) v Mawad [2015] NSWCCA 227 DPP v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194, (2010) 205 A Crim R 1; (2010) 79 NSWLR 1 Hameed v R (2001) 123 A Crim R 213 Hili v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520 Hoare v The Queen (1989) 167 CLR 348 Imbornone v R [2017] NSWCCA 144 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357 Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120 Munda v Western Australia (2013) 249 CLR 600; [2013] HCA 38 Newman v R [2018] NSWCCA 208 Nguyen v The Queen [2016] HCA 17 Panetta v R [2016] NSWCCA 85 Pfitzner [2010] NSWCCA 314 R v AA [2017] NSWCCA 84 R v Carter [2003] NSWCCA 243 R v Gavel [2014] NSWCCA 56 R v KNL [2005] NSWCCA 260; 154 A Crim R 268 R v MAK [2006] NSWCCA 381 R v Palu [2002] NSWCCA 381 R v Qutami [2001] NSWCCA 353 R v Simpson [2001] NSWCCA 534; (2001) 53 NSWLR 704 R v War Pensions Entitlement Appeal Tribunal; ex parte Bott (1933) 50 CLR 228 R v Winchester (1992) 58 A Crim R 345 Roff v R [2017] NSWCCA 208 Ryan (2001) 206 CLR 267 Sutton v R [2004] NSWCCA 225 Thompson (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Weininger v The Queen (2003) 212 CLR 629 Williamson v R [2015] NSWCCA 250 Windle v R [2011] NSWCCA 277 Texts Cited: Does the Custody Based Intensive Treatment program for sex offenders reduce reoffending? Hallstead, I. (2016) (Crime and Justice Bulletin No 193. Sydney: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research The social dynamics and impacts of institutional child sexual abuse - Dr Kenny D.T, Judicial Officer's Bulletin, September 2017, Volume 29 No 8. What you can change and what you can't, Martin Seligman, Random House, 1994. Category: Sentence Parties: George Young (Offender) Director of Public Prosecutions Representation: Counsel: Mr S Fraser (Public Defender for the Offender)