A sentencing judge's findings as to an offender's insight, acceptance of responsibility, and rehabilitation must be supported by the evidence before the court; findings inconsistent with the contents of pre-sentence and psychological reports constitute express error material to the sentencing discretion. The absence of violence in sexual offences against an unconscious victim is not mitigating but merely the absence of a further aggravating factor. An offender's defiant attitude toward offending, complete disregard for the victim, and lack of remorse accentuate the need for personal deterrence.
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