A sentence of three years' imprisonment suspended after 12 months for a single count of rape by digital penetration of a 13-year-old niece, committed as an isolated incident by an offender with no relevant prior convictions who pleaded guilty early, falls within the available sentencing range and is not manifestly excessive, though it sits at the relatively severe end of the range.
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