IN THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE REPUBLIC OF VANUATU
(Criminal Jurisdiction)
Crimiase No.23 of 2002
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
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ANDERSON TOR
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Prosecution: Mr. Siba
Defence: Mr. Boar
Plea: Rape – Guilty
SENTENCE.
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You have pleaded guilty to one
offence oe, although there were three acts of sexual intercourse in e in a
short time.
e you credit for the fact
you admitted the matter to the police at an early stage. Yoe. You also stood up
in church and
admitted the matter before you were arrested.
You have also pleaded guilty.
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That is very much to your
credit. In particular, it saves this young girl from giving evidence. In
cases of this kind
that is always very difficult.
You then raped this girl. She was telling you stop. You used violence towards her, alth although I accept it
was not great.
You had sex not just once but three times. You then went back
to town.
In your favour you have a good
ob. You have a wife who is still with you. This must be vere very hard for her.
You have two
children of your own and look after other children. You have no
previous convictions.
In one evening you harown
away everything that is good in your life for a or a few minutes of sex.
ept you are very sorry I
also accept you have made a full custom settlement.
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The normal sentence for this is
5 yearu have pleaded guilty and tand there is much mitigation. I should
reduce it to 3
½ years. In the special circumstances of this case I will
reduce the sentence to one of 2 ½ years prisons.
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2 2 ½ years prissn.
pan lang="EN-GB" stB" style="yle="font-font-size:size: 12.0pt">Informed of right of appeal.peal.
>Dated at Port Vila this 17th
day of May 2002.
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R.J. COVENTRY
Judge
