Individual sentences of 6-8 years' imprisonment and a total effective sentence of 14 years with parole eligibility are within the permissible range for violent sexual penetration of young children (aged 7-10) by a natural parent, where the offending involved significant force, severe physical injury, threats to kill, multiple victims, no guilty plea, and no remorse. The case confirms the application of the 'firming up' of sentences for intra-familial child sexual abuse noted in VIM.
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