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R v Douglas (a pseudonym)

Case [2025] NSWDC 126 6 March 2025

Sentencing

Domestic Violence Offences

Sexual Assault

Aggravated Sexual Assault

Non-Parole Period

Criminal Law

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New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Douglas (a pseudonym) [2025] NSWDC 126
Hearing dates: 06 December 2024
Date of orders: 06 March 2025
Decision date: 06 March 2025
Jurisdiction: Criminal
Before: Sutherland SC DCJ
Decision:
Aggregate sentence of 16 years with a non-parole period of 12 years, at [335].

Catchwords:
SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Findings of fact after jury trial — Offender convicted of 17 of the 29 counts at trial.
CRIME — 17 counts of domestic violence offences — Sexual assault — Common assault — Assault occasioning —Intimidation.
SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Continued denial of all offending — No remorse — Cannot find good prospects of rehabilitation.
SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Impact of totality when offending occurred over a period of 20 years across two relationships.
SENTENCING — Standard non-parole period for aggravated sexual assault applicable for mid-range offending.

Legislation Cited:
Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW)
Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW)
Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)
Evidence Act 1995 (NSW)

Cases Cited:
Abbas v R [2024] NSWCCA 228
Ali v R [2010] NSWCCA 35
Alseedi v R [2009] NSWCCA 185
Armstrong v R [2017] NSWCCA 323
Attorney-General for Tasmania v O [2004] TASSC 53
Baker v R [2022] NSWCCA 195
BP v R [2010] NSWCCA 159; 201 A Crim R 379
Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 387; (2013) 249 CLR 571
Cheung v The Queen [2001] HCA 67; (2001) 209 CLR 1
Doolan v R [2006] NSWCCA 29; (2006) 160 A Crim R 54
Gallegos v R [1999] WASCA 191
Munda v Western Australia (2013) 249 CLR 600; [2013] HCA 38
Parker v The Queen (Tasmanian Court of Criminal Appeal, 21 July 1994, BC9400423)
Patsan v R [2018] NSWCCA 129
R v Berry [2000] NSWCCA 451
R v Brown (1992) 73 CCC (3d) 242
R v Chehab [2015] NSWCCA 44
R v Cortese [2013] NSWCCA 148
R v Devine (Tasmanian Supreme Court, 5 July 1993, unreported)
R v DN [2023] NSWCCA 39
R v Dunn (2004) 144 A Crim R 180
R v Egge [2020] NSWDC 277
R v Fahda [1999] NSWCCA 267
R v Fernando (1992) 76 A Crim R 58
R v Glen (Court of Criminal Appeal, 19 December 1994, BC9403423)
R v Greene [2001] NSWCCA 258
R v Hamid [2006] NSWCCA 302; 164 A Crim R 179
R v Hendricks [2011] NSWCCA 203
R v Holder; R v Johnston [1983] 3 NSWLR 245
R v Lardner (Court of Criminal Appeal, 10 September 1998, unreported)
R v MAK [2006] NSWCCA 381; 167 A Crim R 159
R v Matthews [2023] NSWDC 611
R v Ross (Court of Criminal Appeal, 20 November 1996, unreported)
R v Rowe (1996) 89 A Crim R 467
R v Saleh [2023] NSWDC 444
R v Stephens [2024] NSWCCA 170
R v Tadrosse [2005] NSWCCA 145; (2005) 65 NSWLR 740
R v Todd [1982] 2 NSWLR 517
R v Tuala [2015] NSWCCA 8
R…

Grounds of appeal

[14] The appellant contends that the primary judge erred in finding that the respondent had discharged the onus of establishing the matters required under the relevant provision.

[15] It was submitted that his Honour failed to give adequate weight to the evidence of the second witness, and that the findings of fact were not reasonably open on the material before the Court.

[16] The respondent, for its part, submits that no error is disclosed, and that the conclusions reached were well within the range of outcomes available to the primary judge.

Consideration

[17] It is convenient to deal first with the question of construction, as the resolution of that issue informs the remaining grounds advanced by the appellant.

[18] For the reasons that follow, we are of the view that the appeal should be allowed in part and the matter remitted for further determination.

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Details

AGLC: R v Douglas (a pseudonym) [2025] NSWDC 126
Case: [2025] NSWDC 126
Decision Date: 06 March 2025

CaseChat Overview and Summary

In the case of R v Douglas, the defendant was convicted on 17 out of 29 charges of domestic violence offences, including sexual assault, common assault, assault occasioning, and intimidation. The court was tasked with determining an appropriate sentence for the defendant, considering the totality of the offending, which spanned over a period of 20 years across two relationships. The defendant had denied all charges and showed no remorse, making it difficult for the court to find any prospects of rehabilitation.

The court had to decide whether the standard non-parole period for aggravated sexual assault was appropriate for the mid-range offending in this case. The defendant's denial of all charges and lack of remorse had to be considered, along with the severity and frequency of the offences. The court also had to weigh the impact of the offending over a long period of time and across two relationships.

The court found that the defendant's continued denial of all offending and lack of remorse meant that there were no good prospects of rehabilitation. The court also considered the impact of the offending over a long period of time and across two relationships, which had a significant impact on the victims. The court determined that the standard non-parole period for aggravated sexual assault was appropriate for the mid-range offending in this case. The court sentenced the defendant to an aggregate sentence of 16 years with a non-parole period of 12 years.

Orders

Orders of the court

Aggregate sentence of 16 years with a non-parole period of 12 years, at [335].

Background

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Citations

AGLC Citation

R v Douglas (a pseudonym) [2025] NSWDC 126

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Cases cited in this decision · 40 of 40 shown

Abbas v The King
[2024] NSWCCA 228 Para 325

…In Abbas v R [2024] NSWCCA 228, a description at first instance of the sentencing judge “exercising some degree of reserve regarding the level of his remorse and contrition” was held by the Court of Criminal Appeal to be an inadequate expression of a relevant consideration regarding the prospects of rehabilitation.…
R v Stephens
[2024] NSWCCA 170

…Criminal Appeal, 20 November 1996, unreported) R v Rowe (1996) 89 A Crim R 467 R v Saleh [2023] NSWDC 444 R v Stephens [2024] NSWCCA 170 R v Tadrosse [2005] NSWCCA 145; (2005) 65 NSWLR 740 R v Todd [1982] 2 NSWLR 517 R v Tuala [2015] NSWCCA 8 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131; 60 NSWLR 168 R v Wheeler [2000] NSWCCA 34 R v…
R v Matthews
[2023] NSWDC 611 Para 321

…uiring sentence requires consideration of what is appropriately referred to as the principle of totality. His Honour Judge Haesler SC in R v Matthews [2023] NSWDC 611 described in what his Honour said were “short and simple terms” the practicality of the problem faced by a judge when dealing with multiple offences.…
R v Saleh
[2023] NSWDC 444

…] NSWDC 611 R v Ross (Court of Criminal Appeal, 20 November 1996, unreported) R v Rowe (1996) 89 A Crim R 467 R v Saleh [2023] NSWDC 444 R v Stephens [2024] NSWCCA 170 R v Tadrosse [2005] NSWCCA 145; (2005) 65 NSWLR 740 R v Todd [1982] 2 NSWLR 517 R v Tuala [2015] NSWCCA 8 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131; 60 NSWLR 168 R…
R v DN
[2023] NSWCCA 39

…hab [2015] NSWCCA 44 R v Cortese [2013] NSWCCA 148 R v Devine (Tasmanian Supreme Court, 5 July 1993, unreported) R v DN [2023] NSWCCA 39 R v Dunn (2004) 144 A Crim R 180 R v Egge [2020] NSWDC 277 R v Fahda [1999] NSWCCA 267 R v Fernando (1992) 76 A Crim R 58 R v Glen (Court of Criminal Appeal, 19 December 1994, BC9…
Baker v R
[2022] NSWCCA 195

…seedi v R [2009] NSWCCA 185 Armstrong v R [2017] NSWCCA 323 Attorney-General for Tasmania v O [2004] TASSC 53 Baker v R [2022] NSWCCA 195 BP v R [2010] NSWCCA 159; 201 A Crim R 379 Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 387; (2013) 249 CLR 571 Cheung v The Queen [2001] HCA 67; (2001) 209 CLR 1 Doolan v R [2006] NSWCCA 29; (20…
Yaman v R
[2020] NSWCCA 239 Para 151

…n’s submissions in the present matter, reference has also been made to the observations of Wilson J, Fullerton and Ierace JJ agreeing, in Yaman v R [2020] NSWCCA 239 where her Honour said at [131] and [135]:…
R v Egge
[2020] NSWDC 277 Para 14

…ermining facts which are both consistent with the Guilty verdicts and not inconsistent with the Not Guilty verdicts (see by way of example R v Egge [2020] NSWDC 277).…
R v Holder
[2019] SASCFC 73 Para 322

…description of the “principle of totality” had been set out in the oft-quoted judgment of Sir Laurence Street in R v Holder; R v Johnston [1983] 3 NSWLR 245 at 260, the Chief Justice said:…
Turnbull v R
[2019] NSWCCA 97

…een v Kilic [2016] HCA 48; (2016) 91 ALJR 131; (2016) 259 CLR 256 Tsaccounis v R [2016] NSWCCA 163 Turnbull v The Queen [2019] NSWCCA 97 Ugle v R [2001] WASCA 268 Van Ryn v R [2016] NSWCCA 1 Yaman v R [2020] NSWCCA 239 Category: Sentence Parties: Rex (Crown) Paul Douglas (a pseudonym) (Offender) Representation: Cou…
Patsan v R
[2018] NSWCCA 129 Para 146

…ficance of the context in which domestic violence occurred was also the subject of specific observation by the Court of Criminal Appeal in Patsan v R [2018] NSWCCA 129. In that matter, the offending had occurred in the context of an intimate relationship which had become antagonistic. The victim had sustained severe…
Armstrong v R
[2017] NSWCCA 323

…995 (NSW) Cases Cited: Abbas v R [2024] NSWCCA 228 Ali v R [2010] NSWCCA 35 Alseedi v R [2009] NSWCCA 185 Armstrong v R [2017] NSWCCA 323 Attorney-General for Tasmania v O [2004] TASSC 53 Baker v R [2022] NSWCCA 195 BP v R [2010] NSWCCA 159; 201 A Crim R 379 Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 387; (2013) 249 CLR 571 Cheun…
R v Kilic
[2016] HCA 48

…[42] Recently the High Court in The Queen v Kilic (2016) 259 CLR 256; [2016] HCA 48 said at [21] that: "current sentencing practices for offences involving domestic violence depart from past sentencing practices for this category of the offence because of change in societal attitudes to domestic violence."…
Tsaccounis v R
[2016] NSWCCA 163

…551 Simpson v R [2014] NSWCCA 14 The Queen v Kilic [2016] HCA 48; (2016) 91 ALJR 131; (2016) 259 CLR 256 Tsaccounis v R [2016] NSWCCA 163 Turnbull v The Queen [2019] NSWCCA 97 Ugle v R [2001] WASCA 268 Van Ryn v R [2016] NSWCCA 1 Yaman v R [2020] NSWCCA 239 Category: Sentence Parties: Rex (Crown) Paul Douglas (a pse…
R v Van Ryn
[2016] NSWCCA 1

…551 Simpson v R [2014] NSWCCA 14 The Queen v Kilic [2016] HCA 48; (2016) 91 ALJR 131; (2016) 259 CLR 256 Tsaccounis v R [2016] NSWCCA 163 Turnbull v The Queen [2019] NSWCCA 97 Ugle v R [2001] WASCA 268 Van Ryn v R [2016] NSWCCA 1 Yaman v R [2020] NSWCCA 239 Category: Sentence Parties: Rex (Crown) Paul Douglas (a p…
Chehab v The Queen
[2015] NSWCCA 44

…y 1994, BC9400423) Patsan v R [2018] NSWCCA 129 R v Berry [2000] NSWCCA 451 R v Brown (1992) 73 CCC (3d) 242 R v Chehab [2015] NSWCCA 44 R v Cortese [2013] NSWCCA 148 R v Devine (Tasmanian Supreme Court, 5 July 1993, unreported) R v DN [2023] NSWCCA 39 R v Dunn (2004) 144 A Crim R 180 R v Egge [2020] NSWDC 277 R v…
R v Tuala
[2015] NSWCCA 8

…v Stephens [2024] NSWCCA 170 R v Tadrosse [2005] NSWCCA 145; (2005) 65 NSWLR 740 R v Todd [1982] 2 NSWLR 517 R v Tuala [2015] NSWCCA 8 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131; 60 NSWLR 168 R v Wheeler [2000] NSWCCA 34 R v Yaukhana [2004] NSWCCA 412 R v Edigarov [2001] NSWCCA 436; (2001) 125 A Crim R 551 Simpson v R [2014] NSWC…
Carlton v R
[2014] NSWCCA 14 Para 145

…re both of great importance, as are denunciation and the protection of the community: see for example, the judgment of Hoeben CJ at CL in Simpson v R [2014] NSWCCA 14 at [35] and [41].…
Munda v Western Australia
[2013] HCA 38

…r Tasmania v O [2004] TASSC 53 Baker v R [2022] NSWCCA 195 BP v R [2010] NSWCCA 159; 201 A Crim R 379 Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 387; (2013) 249 CLR 571 Cheung v The Queen [2001] HCA 67; (2001) 209 CLR 1 Doolan v R [2006] NSWCCA 29; (2006) 160 A Crim R 54 Gallegos v R [1999] WASCA 191 Munda v Western Australia…
Bugmy v The Queen
[2013] HCA 37

…2004] TASSC 53 Baker v R [2022] NSWCCA 195 BP v R [2010] NSWCCA 159; 201 A Crim R 379 Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 387; (2013) 249 CLR 571 Cheung v The Queen [2001] HCA 67; (2001) 209 CLR 1 Doolan v R [2006] NSWCCA 29; (2006) 160 A Crim R 54 Gallegos v R [1999] WASCA 191 Munda v Western Australia (2013) 249 CLR 600;…
R v Cortese
[2013] NSWCCA 148

…[2018] NSWCCA 129 R v Berry [2000] NSWCCA 451 R v Brown (1992) 73 CCC (3d) 242 R v Chehab [2015] NSWCCA 44 R v Cortese [2013] NSWCCA 148 R v Devine (Tasmanian Supreme Court, 5 July 1993, unreported) R v DN [2023] NSWCCA 39 R v Dunn (2004) 144 A Crim R 180 R v Egge [2020] NSWDC 277 R v Fahda [1999] NSWCCA 267 R v Fe…
R v Hendricks
[2011] NSWCCA 203

…, 19 December 1994, BC9403423) R v Greene [2001] NSWCCA 258 R v Hamid [2006] NSWCCA 302; 164 A Crim R 179 R v Hendricks [2011] NSWCCA 203 R v Holder; R v Johnston [1983] 3 NSWLR 245 R v Lardner (Court of Criminal Appeal, 10 September 1998, unreported) R v MAK [2006] NSWCCA 381; 167 A Crim R 159 R v Matthews [2023] N…
BP v R
[2010] NSWCCA 159

…85 Armstrong v R [2017] NSWCCA 323 Attorney-General for Tasmania v O [2004] TASSC 53 Baker v R [2022] NSWCCA 195 BP v R [2010] NSWCCA 159; 201 A Crim R 379 Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 387; (2013) 249 CLR 571 Cheung v The Queen [2001] HCA 67; (2001) 209 CLR 1 Doolan v R [2006] NSWCCA 29; (2006) 160 A Crim R 54 Galle…
Ali v R
[2010] NSWCCA 35

…rocedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Cases Cited: Abbas v R [2024] NSWCCA 228 Ali v R [2010] NSWCCA 35 Alseedi v R [2009] NSWCCA 185 Armstrong v R [2017] NSWCCA 323 Attorney-General for Tasmania v O [2004] TASSC 53 Baker v R [2022] NSWCCA 195 BP v R [2010] NSWCCA 159; 201 A Crim R…
Alseedi v R
[2009] NSWCCA 185

…es Act 1900 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Cases Cited: Abbas v R [2024] NSWCCA 228 Ali v R [2010] NSWCCA 35 Alseedi v R [2009] NSWCCA 185 Armstrong v R [2017] NSWCCA 323 Attorney-General for Tasmania v O [2004] TASSC 53 Baker v R [2022] NSWCCA 195 BP v R [2010] NSWCCA 159; 201 A Crim R 379 Bugmy v The Queen [2013] H…
R v MAK
[2006] NSWCCA 381

…v Holder; R v Johnston [1983] 3 NSWLR 245 R v Lardner (Court of Criminal Appeal, 10 September 1998, unreported) R v MAK [2006] NSWCCA 381; 167 A Crim R 159 R v Matthews [2023] NSWDC 611 R v Ross (Court of Criminal Appeal, 20 November 1996, unreported) R v Rowe (1996) 89 A Crim R 467 R v Saleh [2023] NSWDC 444 R v St…
R v Hamid
[2006] NSWCCA 302 Para 147

…principles applicable to domestic violence offences had earlier been dealt with in detail by Johnson J, Hunt AJA and Latham J agreeing, in R v Hamid [2006] NSWCCA 302; 164 A Crim R 179. His Honour said at [65] - [70]:…
R v Doolan
[2006] NSWCCA 29

…379 Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 387; (2013) 249 CLR 571 Cheung v The Queen [2001] HCA 67; (2001) 209 CLR 1 Doolan v R [2006] NSWCCA 29; (2006) 160 A Crim R 54 Gallegos v R [1999] WASCA 191 Munda v Western Australia (2013) 249 CLR 600; [2013] HCA 38 Parker v The Queen (Tasmanian Court of Criminal Appeal, 21 July 1…
R v Tadrosse
[2005] NSWCCA 145

…996, unreported) R v Rowe (1996) 89 A Crim R 467 R v Saleh [2023] NSWDC 444 R v Stephens [2024] NSWCCA 170 R v Tadrosse [2005] NSWCCA 145; (2005) 65 NSWLR 740 R v Todd [1982] 2 NSWLR 517 R v Tuala [2015] NSWCCA 8 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131; 60 NSWLR 168 R v Wheeler [2000] NSWCCA 34 R v Yaukhana [2004] NSWCCA 412 R v…
R v Dunn
[2004] NSWCCA 346

…[72] In R v Dunn (2004) 144 A Crim R 180, Adams J (Ipp JA and Sully J agreeing) said at 195 [47]: “Crimes involving domestic violence have two important characteristics which differentiate them from many other crimes of violence: firstly, the offender usually believes that, in a real sense, what they do is justifi…
R v Youkhana
[2004] NSWCCA 412

…2 NSWLR 517 R v Tuala [2015] NSWCCA 8 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131; 60 NSWLR 168 R v Wheeler [2000] NSWCCA 34 R v Yaukhana [2004] NSWCCA 412 R v Edigarov [2001] NSWCCA 436; (2001) 125 A Crim R 551 Simpson v R [2014] NSWCCA 14 The Queen v Kilic [2016] HCA 48; (2016) 91 ALJR 131; (2016) 259 CLR 256 Tsaccounis v R [2016]…
Her Majesty's Attorney-General v O
[2004] TASSC 53

…li v R [2010] NSWCCA 35 Alseedi v R [2009] NSWCCA 185 Armstrong v R [2017] NSWCCA 323 Attorney-General for Tasmania v O [2004] TASSC 53 Baker v R [2022] NSWCCA 195 BP v R [2010] NSWCCA 159; 201 A Crim R 379 Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 387; (2013) 249 CLR 571 Cheung v The Queen [2001] HCA 67; (2001) 209 CLR 1 Dool…
R v Way
[2004] NSWCCA 131 Para 331

…The Court of Criminal Appeal subsequently considered the amending provisions in a number of cases commencing with the judgment in R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131; 60 NSWLR 168.…
Cheung v The Queen
[2001] HCA 67 Para 11

…I remind myself of the succinct statement of principle by Callinan J in Cheung v The Queen [2001] HCA 67; (2001) 209 CLR 1 at [169]:…
R v Edigarov
[2001] NSWCCA 436

…WCCA 8 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131; 60 NSWLR 168 R v Wheeler [2000] NSWCCA 34 R v Yaukhana [2004] NSWCCA 412 R v Edigarov [2001] NSWCCA 436; (2001) 125 A Crim R 551 Simpson v R [2014] NSWCCA 14 The Queen v Kilic [2016] HCA 48; (2016) 91 ALJR 131; (2016) 259 CLR 256 Tsaccounis v R [2016] NSWCCA 163 Turnbull v The Queen…
Ugle v The Queen
[2001] WASCA 268

…(2016) 91 ALJR 131; (2016) 259 CLR 256 Tsaccounis v R [2016] NSWCCA 163 Turnbull v The Queen [2019] NSWCCA 97 Ugle v R [2001] WASCA 268 Van Ryn v R [2016] NSWCCA 1 Yaman v R [2020] NSWCCA 239 Category: Sentence Parties: Rex (Crown) Paul Douglas (a pseudonym) (Offender) Representation: Counsel: A Hughes (Crown) G H…
R v Greene
[2001] NSWCCA 258

…WCCA 267 R v Fernando (1992) 76 A Crim R 58 R v Glen (Court of Criminal Appeal, 19 December 1994, BC9403423) R v Greene [2001] NSWCCA 258 R v Hamid [2006] NSWCCA 302; 164 A Crim R 179 R v Hendricks [2011] NSWCCA 203 R v Holder; R v Johnston [1983] 3 NSWLR 245 R v Lardner (Court of Criminal Appeal, 10 September 1998,…
R v Berry
[2000] NSWCCA 451

…Parker v The Queen (Tasmanian Court of Criminal Appeal, 21 July 1994, BC9400423) Patsan v R [2018] NSWCCA 129 R v Berry [2000] NSWCCA 451 R v Brown (1992) 73 CCC (3d) 242 R v Chehab [2015] NSWCCA 44 R v Cortese [2013] NSWCCA 148 R v Devine (Tasmanian Supreme Court, 5 July 1993, unreported) R v DN [2023] NSWCCA 39 R…
R v Wheeler
[2000] NSWCCA 34 Para 328

…t the community not be left with a perception that a person who commits a deliberate series of offences escapes effective punishment: see R v Wheeler [2000] NSWCCA 34 at [36] - [37].…
R v Fahda
[1999] NSWCCA 267

…, 5 July 1993, unreported) R v DN [2023] NSWCCA 39 R v Dunn (2004) 144 A Crim R 180 R v Egge [2020] NSWDC 277 R v Fahda [1999] NSWCCA 267 R v Fernando (1992) 76 A Crim R 58 R v Glen (Court of Criminal Appeal, 19 December 1994, BC9403423) R v Greene [2001] NSWCCA 258 R v Hamid [2006] NSWCCA 302; 164 A Crim R 179 R v…

Legislation cited in this decision · 4

Crimes Act 1900 (ACT)
61M(1)) 2 mentions (from Para 1)
Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW)
1 mention
Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW)
1 mention (from Para 167)
Evidence Act 1995 (Cth)
1 mention (from Para 119)

Medium Neutral Citation:	R v Douglas (a pseudonym) [2025] NSWDC 126
Hearing dates:	06 December 2024
Date of orders:	06 March 2025
Decision date:	06 March 2025
Jurisdiction:	Criminal
Before:	Sutherland SC DCJ
Decision:	Aggregate sentence of 16 years with a non-parole period of 12 years, at [335].
Catchwords:	SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Findings of fact after jury trial — Offender convicted of 17 of the 29 counts at trial. CRIME — 17 counts of domestic violence offences — Sexual assault — Common assault — Assault occasioning —Intimidation. SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Continued denial of all offending — No remorse — Cannot find good prospects of rehabilitation. SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Impact of totality when offending occurred over a period of 20 years across two relationships. SENTENCING — Standard non-parole period for aggravated sexual assault applicable for mid-range offending.
Legislation Cited:	Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW)
Cases Cited:	Abbas v R [2024] NSWCCA 228 Ali v R [2010] NSWCCA 35 Alseedi v R [2009] NSWCCA 185 Armstrong v R [2017] NSWCCA 323 Attorney-General for Tasmania v O [2004] TASSC 53 Baker v R [2022] NSWCCA 195 BP v R [2010] NSWCCA 159; 201 A Crim R 379 Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 387; (2013) 249 CLR 571 Cheung v The Queen [2001] HCA 67; (2001) 209 CLR 1 Doolan v R [2006] NSWCCA 29; (2006) 160 A Crim R 54 Gallegos v R [1999] WASCA 191 Munda v Western Australia (2013) 249 CLR 600; [2013] HCA 38 Parker v The Queen (Tasmanian Court of Criminal Appeal, 21 July 1994, BC9400423) Patsan v R [2018] NSWCCA 129 R v Berry [2000] NSWCCA 451 R v Brown (1992) 73 CCC (3d) 242 R v Chehab [2015] NSWCCA 44 R v Cortese [2013] NSWCCA 148 R v Devine (Tasmanian Supreme Court, 5 July 1993, unreported) R v DN [2023] NSWCCA 39 R v Dunn (2004) 144 A Crim R 180 R v Egge [2020] NSWDC 277 R v Fahda [1999] NSWCCA 267 R v Fernando (1992) 76 A Crim R 58 R v Glen (Court of Criminal Appeal, 19 December 1994, BC9403423) R v Greene [2001] NSWCCA 258 R v Hamid [2006] NSWCCA 302; 164 A Crim R 179 R v Hendricks [2011] NSWCCA 203 R v Holder; R v Johnston [1983] 3 NSWLR 245 R v Lardner (Court of Criminal Appeal, 10 September 1998, unreported) R v MAK [2006] NSWCCA 381; 167 A Crim R 159 R v Matthews [2023] NSWDC 611 R v Ross (Court of Criminal Appeal, 20 November 1996, unreported) R v Rowe (1996) 89 A Crim R 467 R v Saleh [2023] NSWDC 444 R v Stephens [2024] NSWCCA 170 R v Tadrosse [2005] NSWCCA 145; (2005) 65 NSWLR 740 R v Todd [1982] 2 NSWLR 517 R v Tuala [2015] NSWCCA 8 R…