A sentence of 7 years for aggravated burglary (entering a child's bedroom at night through a window with intent to commit indecent assault) and 5 years for sexual penetration of a child under 16 (with 2 years cumulation, TES 9 years, NPP 7 years) was upheld as within range for a first offender who pleaded guilty. A non-parole period of 78% of the head sentence was held to be reasonably open where the offending was very serious, the victim was 10 years old, and general deterrence was a significant consideration. A complaint about insufficient weight given to rehabilitation is not independently testable and can only be approached as a particular of the manifest excess ground.
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