A serious violent offence declaration under s 161B(3) of the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld) may be made for an offence of maintaining a sexual relationship with a child even where no actual physical violence accompanied the offending, provided the total criminality warrants it. A sentence of nine years imprisonment with such declarations was upheld for three counts involving victims aged 4-7 and between 170-300 acts of abuse, notwithstanding guilty pleas and full confessions.
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