A sentence of 19 years' imprisonment for maintaining an unlawful sexual relationship involving 36 rapes of a two-year-old child, filmed for distribution, was upheld as not manifestly excessive even though the offender had already served 11 years in foreign custody for similar offences, resulting in over 26 years' continuous custody before parole eligibility. The question whether the totality principle applies to foreign sentences remains open in Queensland.
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