Profound childhood deprivation of an Aboriginal offender, combined with mental impairment, early guilty plea, and good rehabilitative prospects, may demand a high degree of moderation in sentence even for serious sexual offending against a child, and a failure to adequately reflect that moderation may render a sentence manifestly excessive.
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