A higher maximum penalty for supply of child pornography compared to simple possession does not mean that supply must necessarily attract a heavier sentence than possession; what is to be punished is the criminality involved in the relevant offence. Where child pornography is supplied within an established circle of like-minded persons without commercial gain and without corrupting previously innocent recipients, a sentence of 18 months' imprisonment on each of 94 counts served concurrently is within the permissible range of the sentencing discretion.
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