A sentence of 4 years imprisonment (NPP 2 years 6 months) for using a carriage service to procure a person under 16 for sexual activity, and 2 years imprisonment for possession of child abuse material, was upheld as not manifestly excessive (and described as lenient) where the offender had prior convictions for indecent assault of a child, limited insight, unknown rehabilitation prospects, and a medium to high risk of reoffending, notwithstanding bipolar disorder and a 25% utilitarian discount.
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