A total effective sentence of 10 years' imprisonment for nine counts of sexual offending against three child complainants aged 13-16, committed by an offender with prior convictions for similar offending, was upheld as within the available range and not infringing the first limb of the totality principle. The case confirms that comparable sentencing cases provide only very limited guidance in child sexual offence matters due to the wide variability of circumstances.
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