A sentence of seven and a half years penal servitude (minimum term five years) for sexual intercourse with a child under authority under s 66C(2) of the Crimes Act 1900 (maximum ten years), with two further offences of carnal knowledge taken into account on a schedule, was within the permissible range where the offender stood in the position of father, the victim was aged twelve to fifteen, and the offences were representative of repeated abuse over four years. Good character carries less significance in sexual offence cases where it is common for the offender to be otherwise of good character.
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