A sentence of 4 years' immediate imprisonment for penile penetration of the vagina of a sleeping stranger without consent, after a 20% discount for a late guilty plea, is within the range of sentences customarily imposed for offences against s 325 of the Criminal Code (WA). In a case of a single count of penile penetration of the vagina where there is a plea of not guilty, a term of imprisonment of 5 to 6 years would not be unusual. The concurrent sentence structure may moderate the practical impact of an individual sentence that might otherwise appear high.
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