R v BC (No 4)

In R v BC (No 4), the offender, BC, was sentenced for multiple offences of sexual abuse of a child. BC pleaded guilty to one act of indecency with a person under 10 years of age, and three acts of sexual intercourse with a person under 16 years of age. The offences were committed against his cousin, LC, when she was aged between 9 and 15 years, and BC was between 15 and 21 years of age. The court considered the objective seriousness of the offences, the impact on the victim, and the offender's subjective circumstances, including rehabilitation. The court also took into account the probable effect of the sentence on the offender's family and dependents. The court sentenced BC to a total of four years and six months' imprisonment, with a non-parole period of 18 months. The sentence for the act of indecency was a two-year good behaviour order, while the sentences for the sexual intercourse offences were reduced due to the offender's pleas of guilty.