A total effective sentence of 3 years and 8 months for 14 counts of indecent assault against nine children over 17 years by an offender in positions of trust was manifestly inadequate. Claimed remorse is of limited mitigating weight where the offender made only partial disclosures, continued offending after confessions, and only pleaded guilty when trial was imminent. Cessation of offending is of limited weight where the opportunity to offend was removed by external circumstances rather than the offender's own volition.
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