A sentencing judge may consider uncharged acts of sexual intercourse as context for a charged sexual offence to preclude treating it as an isolated incident, without breaching the De Simoni principle, provided the sentence is not loaded by reference to the uncharged acts. The encouragement of a child to participate in conduct known to be unlawful is a legitimate aggravating feature distinct from the element of the victim's age.
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