Even if a paedophilic disorder is diagnosed, it cannot reduce the objective gravity of child sexual offending or the need for paramount emphasis on general deterrence, and the need for specific deterrence and community protection will almost inevitably outweigh any mitigation from reduced moral culpability. Brown v The Queen does not displace this position.
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