Guilty pleaone charge of intentionally causing injurythe victim was the neighbour of the offenderunprovoked assault occasioning injuries including a lacerated lip
Sentence after trial; Sexual penetration of a stepchild; sexual assault of a child under the age of 16; Victim 79 years of age; Significant impact on victim and her family; Standard sentence offences; General deterrence; Denunciation; Protection of the community; Prospects for rehabilitation assessed as quite good; Whether sentence should allow for significant period subject to supervision on parole; Whether in the interests of justice to impose parole period less than 70% of head sentence.
Charges of persistent contravention of family violence intervention order, causing injury intentionally, common assault and summary chargesmatter resolved prior to trial commencingintention to plead guilty early to resolved chargesprior criminal history
Charges of sexual penetration of a child under 16, use a carriage service to procure a person under 16, indecent act with a child under 16, use a carriage service to transmit indecent communications to a person under 16 and procuring a minor for child pornographyoffender and victim attended same high schoolage difference of four yearsno criminal history
One charge of possession of a drug of dependence, namely Cannabis L, in circumstances where husband of the offender had cultivated a commercial quantity of cannabis and stolen a quantity of electricity in the offenders’ homeoffender, Thi, had care of 9 children, one of who has a significant behavioural problems and disabilityfamily in financial distress during the Covid pandemic and offender turned “a blind eye” to husband’s cultivation activityThi had spent 132 days in custody before being granted bail
CRIMINAL LAWApplication for leave to appeal against sentenceOffence of intentionally causing serious injury in circumstances of gross violenceTotal effective sentence 8 years 10 months’ imprisonment
Commonwealth OffencesUsing a carriage service to make available child abuse materialPossessing or controlling child abuse material obtained or accessed using a carriage serviceGuilty plea
Four charges of sexual penetration of a child under 16one charge of possession of child abuse materialoffender suffers from health conditiondeportation of offender likely