Sentences of 6 months for indecent acts and 2 years 6 months for sexual penetration of a child under 10 by an adult relative in a position of trust, with a total effective sentence of 3 years and non-parole period of 1 year, are manifestly inadequate where the offences involve buggery, forced oral penetration to ejaculation, pain caused to the child, and threats against disclosure. The re-sentence of 5 years 9 months with 3 years non-parole (after applying double jeopardy discount) provides a sentencing reference point for comparable offending.
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