Sentencing for prolonged sexual abuse by a father against his daughter, including sexual assault, invitation to sexual touching, sexual exploitation, incest, and a separate child pornography possession offence.
The court held that denunciation, deterrence, and separation from society were the primary sentencing objectives given the extreme breach of trust, prolonged grooming, repeated intercourse, and devastating harm to the child.
The offender's guilty plea and lack of prior record were mitigating, but did not outweigh the gravity of the conduct.
A total sentence of eight years' imprisonment was imposed, with 1.5-to-1 credit for pre-trial custody leaving four years to serve, together with extensive ancillary orders.
