R v GP [2019] NSWDC 493

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v GP [2019] NSWDC 493 Hearing dates: 6 September 2019 Date of orders: 16 September 2019 Decision date: 16 September 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Lerve DCJ Decision: Sentenced to imprisonment – see [67] and [68] Catchwords: Crimes - unlawful sexual relationship with a child – assault with act of indecency on a child – plea of guilty at arraignment

Crimes – sentencing – moral culpability - remorse Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Cameron v The Queen (1999) 209 CLR 339 Xiao v R [2018] NSWCCA 4 KAB v R [2015] NSWCCA 55 Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 37 MC v R [2017] NSWCCA 316 Mills v R [2017] NSWCCA 87 R v Burchell (1987) 34 A Crim R 148 R v Muldoon unrep. NSWCCA 13.12.1990 R v SAG (2004) 147 A Crim R 301 R v Tuala [2015] NSWCCA 8 R v Van Ryn [2016] NSWCCA 1 Category: Sentence Parties: GP (Offender) Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Representation: Counsel: Mr Scragg (for the Offender)

Solicitors: Mr A Dixon (for the Crown) File Number(s): 2017/281818, 2018/74075 Publication restriction: The court reminds all concerned that the relevant legislation provides that there must be no publication of the names of the complainants or anything that might identify them. For this reason given the familial relationship the name of the offender has been initialised.