The offender's criminal history and any pattern of offending behaviour disclosed by that history: s 9(3)(h)
- The index offence for which TD is currently serving a sentence was grooming a child for unlawful sexual activity, contrary to s 66EB(3) of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW). He was sentenced to 3 years imprisonment with a 2 year non-parole period. This was served concurrently with a 12 month sentence of imprisonment for possessing child abuse material contrary to s 91H(2) of the Crimes Act.
- The circumstances of this offending are set out in the judgment of Handley DCJ: R v [TD] [2018] NSWDC 180. In early 2017, TD was living in Armidale. He knew the victim's older sister. He contacted the victim via Facebook Messenger and engaged in romantic conversation with her. The messages became sexualised in April 2017, with TD requesting semi-naked, sexualised photos of the victim. These were sent to him and were the subject of the child abuse material charge.
- It was agreed at sentence that there a degree of coercion or manipulation involved in TD obtaining these images. The victim had told TD several times that she felt uncomfortable sending the photographs and that she did not like it. On at least one occasion, the victim was concerned that he was angry and he responded by telling her that she would make him feel better if she sent him naked photographs.
- The correspondence between TD and the victim subsequently indicated that he was planning a visit to her home where they would have sexual intercourse. This would occur on the weekend of 28 April - 2 May. When he attended the house on 1 May 2017 he was arrested. In the sentencing remarks of Handley DCJ, his Honour noted that following his arrest (bail refused), TD "on a number of occasions asked the victim to send him photographs of herself and to put money in his account".
- In 2013, TD was convicted of sexual intercourse with a person aged 14 years or over and under 16 years contrary to s 66C(3) of the Crimes Act. The victim was aged 14 and left school to meet TD. They talked in a park and kissed, before TD encouraged the victim to enter the parents' room behind a public toilet block. They had penile-vaginal intercourse. The victim disclosed the incident to her older brother that evening and they attended the local Police station to make a report. Following TD's guilty plea, he was released on a s 33(1)(e) bond under the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act for 12 months, without recording of the conviction, on 5 November 2015.
- Other criminal offending by TD includes an offence of refusing/failing to comply with a direction, for which he was fined, on 7 May 2014. On 17 April 2014, he was charged with stalking/intimidation charges and behaving in an offensive manner near a public place/school. He was placed on a good behaviour bond under s 9 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) for a period of 18 months for these offences.
- On 14 June 2014, TD was charged with the offences of taking and driving a conveyance without the consent of the owner, escaping police custody and driving without a licence for which he also received s 9 bonds for 18 months on 5 November 2014. He was also fined.
- On 18 December 2014, TD committed an offence of providing false/misleading information contrary to the Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 (NSW) for which he was sentenced on 19 June 2015 to a suspended sentence of 7 months imprisonment commencing on 19 June 2015 and concluding on 18 January 2016. He failed to disclose that his living address was a youth refuge in which three children were living.
- On 25 March 2016, TD committed the offences of negligent driving, taking & driving a conveyance without the consent of the owner and driving without a license. He was sentenced on 22 August 2016 and received a s 10A conviction with no other penalty for the negligent driving offence. He was sentenced to imprisonment for 12 months with a non-parole period of 6 months, commencing on 22 August 2016 and concluding on 21 February 2017, for the take and drive conveyance offence. He also received a sentence of 6 months imprisonment, commencing on 22 August 2016 and concluding on 21 February 2017, for driving without a licence.
- On 8 July 2016, TD was charged with the having custody of a knife in a public place. He was sentenced on 22 August 2016 to imprisonment of 12 months with a non-parole period of 6 months, commencing on 22 August 2016 and concluding on 21 February 2017.
- On the same day, 22 August 2016, he was called up in relation to the offences committed on 17 April 2014 and 14 June 2014. In relation to the 17 April 2014 offences, TD was sentenced to 3 months imprisonment commencing on 22 August 2016 and concluding on 21 November 2016 for the offence of behave in offensive manner in/near public place/school and to 12 months imprisonment with a non-parole period of 6 months commencing on 22 August 2016 and concluding on 21 February 2017, for the stalk/intimidate intend fear physical harm offence. In relation to the 14 June 2014 offences, TD was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment with a non-parole period of 6 months commencing on 22 August 2016 and concluding on 21 February 2017 for both offences of escape police custody and take and drive conveyance without consent.
- TD was on parole for the 17 April and 14 June 2014 offences when he committed the index offence. His parole was revoked on 28 April 2017.