The 12-year starting point from R v D for repeated acts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a child under 12 remains the applicable general tariff, though it may be adjusted higher or lower in an appropriate case. An offender's childhood exposure to violence and abuse, while reducing moral culpability, simultaneously increases the importance of community protection, consistent with [name withheld] v The Queen. Low intellectual functioning (IQ less than 70), severe physical disabilities, and a deprived upbringing do not render a sentence of 11 years (with 7-year non-parole period) manifestly excessive where the offending was continual, serious, an abuse of trust, and well-planned.
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