The case confirms that sexual offences by a parent against multiple infant children involving repeated sexual penetration fall within the worst category of cases for which the maximum penalty of 20 years' imprisonment is prescribed, justifying the maximum as a starting point. A discount of 25% (from 20 to 15 years per count) was held appropriate for a guilty plea at the earliest opportunity where remorse was tempered by failure to accept responsibility. An effective total sentence of 20 years for four counts involving four child victims was held not excessive.
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