A sentence of six years imprisonment for maintaining an unlawful sexual relationship with a child under 16 involving sexual intercourse three to four times per week over two months, where the offender was aged 50 and the child 13 and known to be prostituted by her parents, is within the permissible range. A sentencing judge does not err in principle by comparing the offender's conduct with that of co-offenders and considering their sentences, provided the comparison is accurate and reasonable and does not predominate over a balanced assessment of all relevant circumstances.
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