30 Aug 2022
R v P W [2022] NZHC 2247
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 2247
- Court
- High Court
The Court held the offending constituted the worst category of intra‑familial repeated sexual violation and adopted a global starting point of 23 years (20 years for sexual offending plus two 18‑month uplifts for administering methamphetamine and making objectionable publications). The Court allowed guilty‑plea discounts of 20% for each defendant, additional personal discounts (P W 5% for background and engagement with treatment; S W 5% for remorse and 5% for personal circumstances) and a further 15% totality reduction for S W, producing final sentences: P W 17 years imprisonment with an MPI…