For prolonged sexual offending against multiple child complainants within a family context, where the offending continued for many years after the offender became an adult, a global sentence of at least 10 years imprisonment is required even where significant mitigating factors exist including youth at commencement of offending, dysfunctional upbringing, early sexualisation, guilty pleas and absence of prior sexual offence convictions. An 11-year sentence was within range on such facts. Courts should not artificially reduce sentences below 10 years to avoid the operation of Part 9A of the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld).
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