Possession of child pornography involving a very large number of images (here, over 80,000) is too serious for a suspended sentence under s 60(4) of the Censorship Act 1996 (WA), even where the offender is a first offender of good character who did not distribute the material. The quantity of images is a significant aggravating factor reflecting the extent of degradation of children. On a Crown appeal, the sentence imposed on resentencing must be tempered to account for double jeopardy.
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