This decision concerns the sentencing of two young offenders, U.K. and R.P., convicted by a jury of sexual assault.
The victim, aged 17, was severely intoxicated and unable to consent.
U.K. committed non-consensual fellatio, and R.P. committed non-consensual fellatio and attempted intercourse.
The court considered aggravating factors, including the victim's vulnerability, the multiple acts of assault, and the profound, lasting impact on the victim.
Mitigating factors included the offenders' youth, lack of prior criminal records, and prospects for rehabilitation.
The court emphasized denunciation and deterrence as paramount sentencing principles, balancing them with rehabilitation.
Both offenders were sentenced to two years less a day incarceration, followed by two years probation, along with ancillary orders including a publication ban, weapons prohibition, and DNA sample order.
