A sentence of seven years' imprisonment for a single count of rape, where the offending was opportunistic rather than premeditated and lacked features such as actual violence, weapons, abduction or prolonged abuse, was held to be manifestly excessive. The case confirms that sentences approximately 40 per cent above the median for rape in Victoria require significantly worse aggravating features to be justified.
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