A global sentence of nine and a half years' imprisonment on a maintaining a sexual relationship charge, reflecting overall criminality across 18 sexual offences against multiple child complainants over several years, was not manifestly excessive where the maintaining offence alone warranted eight years and additional punishment was warranted for the rape of a second child and covert filming offences.
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