Where an offender in a position of authority commits sexual assaults against young employees over a prolonged period and persists after complaints, a period of actual imprisonment before suspension is within the proper exercise of sentencing discretion, notwithstanding strong mitigating factors including early guilty plea, lack of criminal history, and low risk of reoffending. Common assault counts forming part of an overall pattern of workplace sexual exploitation may properly attract imprisonment rather than a fine.
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