R v Wright [2020] NSWDC 411

R v Wright [2020] NSWDC 411

The offender, a mature-aged man, was sentenced in accordance with current sentencing practices for three historical sexual offences committed against male children and young adolescents, taking into account breach of trust, grooming, objective seriousness, the utilitarian value of his pleas of guilty, lack of remorse, advanced age, prospects of rehabilitation, and the application of aggregate sentencing provisions. An aggregate sentence of 4 years and 8 months imprisonment with a non-parole period of 3 years was imposed, reflecting the seriousness of the offending and the purposes of punishment and deterrence.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
07 May 2020
Procedural Posture
Sentence / Sentence Following Guilty Pleas
Outcome
Offender sentenced to full-time custody.
Legal Topics
['sexual Offences' 'acts of Indecency' 'sentencing' 'child Sexual Offences']
['criminal Law'] ['sexual Offences' 'acts of Indecency' 'sentencing' 'child Sexual Offences']

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Procedural Posture

Sentence / Sentence Following Guilty Pleas

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Appropriate sentence for historical child sexual offences' 'Application of contemporary sentencing practices to historical offences' 'Assessment of objective seriousness for sexual offences against children' 'Effect of delay in bringing charges for sentencing' 'Application of sentencing discounts for guilty pleas']

Ratio Decidendi

The offender, a mature-aged man, was sentenced in accordance with current sentencing practices for three historical sexual offences committed against male children and young adolescents, taking into account breach of trust, grooming, objective seriousness, the utilitarian value of his pleas of guilty, lack of remorse, advanced age, prospects of rehabilitation, and the application of aggregate sentencing provisions. An aggregate sentence of 4 years and 8 months imprisonment with a non-parole period of 3 years was imposed, reflecting the seriousness of the offending and the purposes of punishment and deterrence.

Court Disposition

Offender sentenced to full-time custody.

Orders

  • ['Indicative sentence for Count 1: 1 year and 8 months imprisonment, taking into account the Form 1 offences.' 'Indicative sentence for Count 2: 2 years and 6 months imprisonment, taking into account the Form 1 offence.' 'Indicative sentence for Count 3: 2 years and 11 months imprisonment, taking into account the...