Previous good character remains a mitigating factor that a sentencing judge is bound to consider even in cases of sexual offending against children, and it is not the case that previous good character is to be given no or wholly insignificant weight. The s 6AAA declaration indicates the discount for the guilty plea was approximately 25% of the total effective sentence.
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