A total effective sentence of 9 years 6 months' imprisonment for 11 counts of sexual abuse by a de facto stepfather (9 counts involving proven absence of consent, complainant aged 16-18, offending over 18 months with escalating gravity) was upheld as within the range of a sound exercise of the sentencing discretion, notwithstanding the absence of prior criminal record and a low risk of reoffending assessment.
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