For indecent treatment of a child under 16 involving opportunistic, fleeting conduct at the low end of the range (grabbing over clothing, no sustained contact, no evidence of long-term harm), with significant mitigating factors (no criminal history, timely plea, remorse), a head sentence of nine months' imprisonment suspended after three months is appropriate. A sentencing judge is not required to act on bar table assertions about the unavailability of sexual offenders programs when considering parole eligibility dates; such matters must be supported by evidence.
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