A sentencing judge's finding that an offender occupied a 'leadership role' must be supported by evidence beyond the offender being the first to engage in sexual acts and being the oldest of the co-offenders. Where a co-offender has a more extensive criminal history, was involved in more incidents, and has fewer favourable subjective features, a higher sentence for the applicant will give rise to a justifiable sense of grievance warranting appellate intervention on parity grounds.
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