The number of victims has arisen as an issue in historical cases of abuse. Multiple victims is a significantly aggravating factor. Breach of trust on the part of teachers, parents, priests and pastors, who look to adults for protection, makes the offences particularly serious.<\/p>\n
A genuine effort of rehabilitation may be taken into account as a mitigating factor.<\/p>\n
Multiple life sentences have been imposed in more serious cases of repeated child sexual abuse involving children between girls between 7 and 12 years.<\/p>\n
A phenomenon of recent years has been the grooming of victims through the Internet. This tends to show greater premeditation and planning and is an aggravating factor.<\/p>\n
The consent of persons under 12 is likely to be wholly disregarded as a factor. In the case of persons closer to the age of 17, apparent ostensible consent is not valid may be weighed as a factor.<\/p>\n\n
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