Advanced age (67 years) of an offender convicted of serious sexual offences against a child is a significant mitigating factor that may warrant reduction of sentence, even in cases involving highly aggravating features including parental connivance. A 12-year sentence for rape and procuring of an 11-year-old was reduced to 9 years on this basis.
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