R v DS [2020] NSWDC 66

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v DS [2020] NSWDC 66 Hearing dates: 13 February 2020 Date of orders: 28 February 2020 Decision date: 28 February 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Letherbarrow SC DCJ Decision: The offender is convicted of counts 2 and 4 in the indictment. I impose an aggregate non-parole period of two years and one month commencing on 26 February 2020 and expiring on 25 March 2022 when the offender will be eligible for release to parole. I impose an aggregate head sentence of 3 years and 6 months commencing on 26 February 2020 expiring on 25 August 2023. Catchwords: CRIME – Sexual offences – Aggravated indecent assault

SENTENCING – Penalties – Imprisonment – Aggregate sentence Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Bail Act 2013 (NSW) Cases Cited: Dousha v R [2008] NSWCCA 263 R v Fisher (1989) A Crim R 442 Markarian v R (2006) 28 CLR 357 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) DS (Offender) Representation: Counsel: C Reynolds (Crown) P Harper (Defence)

Solicitors: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Hamilton Janke Lawyers (Defence) File Number(s): 2018/00106233 Publication restriction: Non-publication order re identity of complainant, child witnesses and name of the offender.