Possession of child abuse materials; 30 years of age at time of offending; 36 years of age at sentence; Short criminal history; Late plea; Worboyes v The Queen [2021] VSCA 169; COVID19; Delay; Risk of deportation. Dead time
CRIMINAL LAWApplication for bailWhere applicant, aged 21, charged with dishonesty and proceeds of crime offences involving alleged “roofing scams”Whether, if bailed, unacceptable risk of offending or failing to answer bail
early plea of guilty; 1 charge of compel sexual penetration; 7 charges of sexual penetration of a child under 16 years; 2 charges of cause injury intentionally; victim under care, supervision or authority of accused; accused foster mother of victim; accused extradited from United Kingdom; cooffenders involved; parity with cooffenders not appropriate; no comparable sentencing cases; accused sentenced as serious sex offender.
Affray, Reckless Causing Injury x 2 (one victim an emergency worker on duty); Resist emergency worker and assault emergency worker. Summary offences: assault by kicking; commit indictable offence on bail and contravene conduct condition. Lengthy enough criminal history. Early guilty plea. Worboyes v The Queen [2021] VSCA 169; COVID19, Verdins; Category 1 offence.
CRIMINAL LAWAccused charged with murderDeceased was the estranged wife of the accusedAccused charged with rape of deceased and facing committal hearing at time of death
CRIMINAL LAWAccused charged with murderDeceased was the estranged wife of the accusedDeceased found hanged in the garage of the former matrimonial home