Australia, June 11 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 12:
1. WARD P: On 9 May 2022, following a judge alone trial before Mahony SC DCJ in the District Court, the applicant (RJ) was found guilty of several counts of sexual offences in relation to his daughter (the complainant) who was aged between 11 and 14 at the time of the alleged offences. The guilty verdicts were for Counts 1-17 and 21; the not guilty verdicts were for Counts 18 and 19 (see Decision restricted [2022] NSWDC 151 (the conviction judgment)). The applicant was also found guilty of one count of assault (Count 20) in relation to his wife (AH).
2. The applicant was sentenced on 10 February 2023 to an aggregate sentence ...