For offences of deliberate indecent dealing with a child under 12 by a mature adult in a position of trust, where the offending is repeated, causes significant psychological harm to the victim, and involves a substantial age disparity, actual imprisonment is warranted notwithstanding mitigating factors such as guilty pleas, no prior history, remorse, and community ostracism. A wholly suspended sentence in such circumstances is manifestly inadequate.
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