34ASentencing—sexual offences against children

34A Sentencing—sexual offences against children For a sexual offence against a child, a court— (a) must sentence the offender in accordance with sentencing practice, including sentencing patterns, at the time of sentencing; and (b) must not reduce the severity of a sentence it would otherwise have imposed on an offender because the offender has good character, to the extent that the offender’s good character enabled the offender to commit the offence. Examples—par (b) 1 The offender’s good character was one reason the offender was selected to supervise children on a camp. The offender began to establish a relationship with children at the camp to obtain their compliance in acts of a sexual nature.