When sentencing for sexual offences against children under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld), the weight to be given to a guilty plea under s 13 is significantly affected by s 9(6), which requires the sentencing judge to have regard primarily to victim-focused factors. A total sentence of 15 years' imprisonment for maintaining a sexual relationship with a child over six years (involving daily rapes) combined with nine further rapes involving escalating violence was not manifestly excessive.
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