27 Jul 2016
HKSAR v. IPP TIN FAN
- Citation
- HKSAR v. IPP TIN FAN
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC9/2016
The Court held the appellant's overall sentence of 34 months imprisonment was not manifestly excessive and dismissed the appeal; it confirmed that making child pornography under s3(1) attracts higher starting points than possession, set appropriate starting points (at least 18 months for making child pornography and around 4 years for the indecent assault given aggravating factors), directed that when the maker of the pornography is the perpetrator the making should generally run concurrent with the sexual offence to avoid double counting, and gave binding guidance on classification (digital…