13 Dec 2019
HEPPLESTON v R [2019] NZHC 3297
- Citation
- [2019] NZHC 3297
- Court
- High Court
The High Court held the District Court did not err in finding the proposed residence unsuitable for home detention because its immediate proximity to a children's playground, combined with the appellant's moderate risk of sexual offending and relevant offending history including importation of a child sex doll and possession of numerous child sexual abuse images, meant community protection and denunciation required imprisonment; the 18 month sentence was therefore upheld.
- Possession of objectionable material
- Importation of obscene article
- Suitability of residence for home detention
- Application of sentencing principles (ss 7 and 8 sentencing act 2002)
- Aggravating factors under s 132a films, videos, and publications classification act 1993
- Rehabilitation versus community protection