A total effective sentence of 6 years' imprisonment for offending comprising indecent dealing with a child under 13, indecent recording and dealing with a child aged 13-16, and possession of child exploitation material, committed by an offender with a lengthy prior record of child sex offences and assessed as high risk of reoffending, infringed the totality principle where comparable cases involving more serious offending attracted similar or lesser sentences. A total effective sentence of 4 years' imprisonment was substituted.
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