A total effective sentence of 4 years' imprisonment for five counts of indecent dealing with two stepdaughters (rubbing vagina and touching breast) over a period of approximately six years did not infringe the totality principle, particularly where the offender denied offending, showed no remorse, and did not plead guilty. In intra-familial sexual abuse cases, good character carries only little mitigatory weight.
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