In sentencing for child sexual offences, the reduced weight ordinarily given to good character and personal mitigating factors applies primarily to 'predatory' offenders; where the offending is out of character and the offender is not a predator, personal mitigating factors retain greater weight, though general deterrence remains important. The circumstance of aggravation under s 321 of the Criminal Code (WA) does not require proof of a causal connection between the position of care, supervision or authority and the commission of the offences, but proof of such a connection increases the seriousness of the offending.
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