A sexual assault involving targeting a stranger in a public place, forcible removal to a secluded location, sustained violence including choking, and digital sexual contact warrants a sentence of at least three years' imprisonment on a guilty plea, significantly above the 12-18 month range applicable to less serious sexual assaults without violence. Prosecution reliance on comparable authorities involving significantly less serious offending can constitute an error of principle warranting Attorney-General intervention even where the sentencing judge adopted the prosecution's submission.
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