For a course of unlawful sexual intercourse with a child aged 5 to 10 over a 5-year period by a person in a position of trust, with aggravating features including exposure to pornography and corruption of the child, a starting point of 12 years imprisonment is appropriate, reducible to 8 years with a 6-year non-parole period after discount for plea of guilty, full cooperation with police, contrition, and the offender's own history of childhood abuse. In such cases, the need for proportionate punishment and deterrence must take precedence over all other considerations.
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