1 Jun 2018
R v PARKINSON [2018] NZHC 1287
- Citation
- [2018] NZHC 1287
- Court
- High Court
Court set separate starting points for two groups of offending (4 years for offences against J and P; 4.5 years for offences against C and S), aggregated to 8.5 years then reduced by 18 months for totality to 7 years, and further reduced by 12 months for guilty plea to reach a final concurrent sentence of 6 years imprisonment with a minimum period of imprisonment of 3 years; adjustments balanced aggravating factors (victim age and vulnerability, breach of trust, intrusiveness, repetition, grooming/predation, harm) against mitigating factors (remorse, mental health, childhood abuse, engagement…