The Queensland Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal against a sentence of 18 months' imprisonment for indecent assault involving digital penetration, finding the sentence was not manifestly excessive in the circumstances. The Court considered the persistence of the offending against clear objection, digital penetration elevating the seriousness, lack of remorse, intimidatory remarks, and the residual effect on the complainant, weighed against the offender's youth and absence of prior convictions. The Court noted the 1997 increase in the maximum penalty from 14 years to life imprisonment as relevant context supporting the sentence imposed.
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