The statutory circumstance of aggravation of 'care, supervision or authority' under s 45(2)(b) of the Crimes Act 1958 (Vic) is not necessarily coextensive with breach of trust, and a sentencing judge may treat breach of trust as a separate aggravating feature where the circumstances warrant it. Significant mitigating factors including psychiatric condition and exceptional hardship to a dependent child do not necessarily preclude a custodial sentence for sexual offending against a child.
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