R v JM [2020] NSWDC 140

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v JM [2020] NSWDC 140 Hearing dates: 9 April 2020 Date of orders: 17 April 2020 Decision date: 17 April 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Priestley SC, DCJ Decision: See [56] Catchwords: CRIME — Sexual offences — Act of indecency CRIME — Child sex offences — Child abuse material — Production/Dissemination/Possession CRIME — Child sex offences — Sexual intercourse with child >10 <14 CRIME — Child sex offences — Procuring or grooming child for unlawful sexual activity CRIME — Sexual offences — Indecent assault Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application under s37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 AH v R [2015] NSWCCA 51 R v Holder [1983] 3 NSWLR 245 Cahyadi v R [2007] NSWCCA 1; 168 A Crim R 41 R v Hudson (Supreme Court of New South Wales, Court of Criminal Appeal, Sully, Ireland JJ, Spigelman R v Gavel [2014] NSWCCA 56 R v Porte [2015] NSWCCA 174 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) JM (Offender) Representation: Solicitors: Mr Gerrish, solicitor for the DPP Mr Behan, solicitor for the Offender File Number(s): 2018/00387870

Contents Judgment Introduction Charges, maximum sentence and SNPP Form 1 procedure Standard non-parole period The facts and assessing objective seriousness Section 21A. Subjective case Psych report Sentencing assessment report Testimonials Guilty plea Good character Likelihood of reoffending, remorse and contrition Victim impact statement Totality Special circumstances Sentencing considerations Indicative sentences Aggregate sentence Orders