The case confirms that full-time imprisonment remains the usual outcome for sexual intercourse without consent in the ACT, and that neither an ICO nor a partially suspended sentence will be adequate where the offending involves predatory sexual conduct against a sleeping victim in a family violence context. A 15% discount was applied for a guilty plea entered approximately one week before a retrial. The court's observations on victim blaming in character references provide guidance on the limited utility of such material and its potential to undermine an offender's rehabilitation prospects.
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