A sentence of 10 years' imprisonment with a serious violent offence declaration for multiple counts of rape of a five-year-old child involving penile and digital penetration, restraint, burning, and threats is not manifestly excessive, even where the offender has an intellectual deficit, limited literacy, a troubled upbringing, and pleaded guilty. The case provides a sentencing comparison point for serious sexual offending against very young children.
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