A total effective sentence of 3 years 6 months' imprisonment for a young offender convicted of six counts of sexual penetration of children aged 13-16 (all factually consensual), two counts of animal cruelty, and one count of criminal damage did not infringe the first limb of the totality principle, notwithstanding the offender's profoundly deprived background and youth. The case consolidates the six propositions applicable to sentencing young offenders under the Young Offenders Act 1994 (WA).
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