Following a contested trial, the offender was sentenced for sexual interference arising from repeated sexual touching of a 13-year-old complainant by a trusted family friend.
The court stayed the sexual assault count under the Kienapple principle and rejected the defence request for a conditional sentence or intermittent custody.
Applying the governing sentencing principles, including the primacy of denunciation and deterrence in child sexual offences, the court held that the mitigating factors and immigration consequences did not amount to exceptional circumstances.
A custodial sentence of 12 months, followed by 2 years' probation and multiple ancillary orders, was imposed.
