A rape offence is not necessarily less serious or deserving of a lesser penalty because it is characterised as an offence of violence rather than one of sexual gratification. For offences of grievous bodily harm with intent and rape of a young child involving sustained violence, sadism, abandonment, and deliberate dishonesty delaying medical treatment, a sentence of 12 years imprisonment with serious violent offence declarations was appropriate where mitigating factors included early guilty plea, no relevant prior convictions, cooperation with authorities, and rehabilitation prospects.
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