DPP (Cth) v Sean David WALSH [2019] NSWDC 60

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: DPP (Cth) v Sean David WALSH [2019] NSWDC 60 Hearing dates: 28 February 2019 Date of orders: 21 March 2019 Decision date: 21 March 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: His Honour Judge Lerve Decision: Total effective sentence of 7 years 6 months to commence 23 April 2018 with period in actual custody of 4 years 3 months – see [91]-[98] Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - Sentence - Using a Carriage Service to Cause Offence - Using a Carriage Service to Solicit Child Pornography Material - Using Carriage Service to Procure Persons Under 16 years of age - Using a Carriage Service to Transmit Indecent Communication to Persons Under 16 years of age - Using Carriage Service to Person Under 16 years of age with Intention of Making it Easier to Procure them to engage in sexual activity (groom) - Fail to Comply with Reporting Obligations – committed while subject to conditional liberty - early plea - remorse Legislation Cited: Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act, 2000 (NSW) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act, 1999 (NSW) Criminal Code 1995 (Cth) Cases Cited: DPP (Cth) v Aboud 16.7.2016 Hili & Jones v The Queen [2010] HCA 45 R v Asplund [2010] NSWCCA 316 DPP (Cth) v Beattie [2017] NSWCCA 301 Cameron v The Queen (2002) 209 CLR 339 R v AD [2008] NSWCCA 289 R v De Leeuw [2015] NSWCCA 183 R v Gajjar (2008) 192 A Crim R 76 R v Jones unrep NSWCCA 30.6.1994 R v Lee [2012] NSWCCA 123 Trector v R [2008] NSWCCA 151 at [97]-[99] R v Tyler and Chalmers [2007] NSWCCA 247 R v Wallace [2007] NSWCCA 63 Xiao v R [2018] NSWCCA 4 Category: Sentence Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) Sean WALSH (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Mr R Keller (for the Offender)