A total effective sentence of 11 years 9 months' imprisonment was within the range open on a proper exercise of the sentencing discretion for an offender who committed 16 offences (13 sex offences, 2 aggravated burglaries and 1 deprivation of liberty) against five victims (including children) over a seven-year period involving escalating predatory conduct, where the offender was assessed as high risk of recidivism, notwithstanding pleas of guilty, no prior imprisonment, and significant mental health and drug dependence issues.
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