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, in the presence of your counsel, you pleaded guilty}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 to the}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{
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\i\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 , on the 24th day of April, 2010, at Wailoku in the}{\i\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{
\i\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 Central Division, attempted to have carnal knowledge of }{\b\i\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 SITERI}{
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The prosecutor presented his summary of facts on 4th August 2010. Briefly, you and}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 the complainant were neighbours in Wa
irua, Wailoku, Suva. On 23rd April 2010,}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 
you, the complainant and others attended a pre-wedding gathering at Tamavua-i-wai.}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 
Yagona was consumed during the gathering from 7pm to 12am. You and the}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 
complainant attended the yagona session. At 12am, you decided to go home, by}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 taking the }{
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\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992  through the mangrove to Wailoku. The complainant decided to}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{
\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 go home, with you. She trusted that you wouldn}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992 '}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 
t do anything untoward towards her.
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, and with no-one around, you indicated to the}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 
complainant, aged 30 years plus, that you wanted to have sexual intercourse with}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 
her. She thought you were joking and she politely refused. You then attacked her by}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 punching her repea
tedly. You then dragged her to a nearby cassava plantation. You}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 
swore at her, and then punched her, and she became unconscious. You then}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 
forcefully took off her clothes, and licked her vagina. She suddenly regain}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 consciousness and shouted for help. A perso
n came to her aid, and you fled the}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 scene. You admitted the above facts, in that you attempted to have unlawful sexual}{
\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 intercourse with the complainant, without her consent, and you knew she was not}{
\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 consenting at the time. As a result, the court found you guilty as charged, and}{
\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 convicted you accordingly.
\par 
\par 4.}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 You admitted your 10 pervious convictions, but I will only take into account your}{
\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 convictions in the last 10 years, and disregard the others, because they are more than}{
\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 10 years old. I have noted your antecedent report, and the fact that you are 52 years}{
\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 old, married with three children. I have taken into account your written plea in}{
\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 mitigation.
\par 
\par 5.}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  "}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 Attempted rape}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992 "}{
\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 , contrary to section 208 of the Crimes Decree 2009, carried a}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{
\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment. It is somewhat similar with the}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{
\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 repealed section 151 (attempted rape) of the Penal Code, Chapter 17. Thus, the case}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{
\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 laws for section 151 of the Penal Code will be relevant in interpreting section 208 of}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{
\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 the Crimes Decree 2009. In }{\b\i\f0\fs24\ulth\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 Jioji Aunima}{
\i\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992  v }{\b\i\f0\fs24\ulth\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 The State}{\i\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 
, Criminal Appeal No. HAA 033}{\i\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{\i\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 of 2001}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 
, Her Ladyship Justice Shameem reviewed the case laws on attempted rape in}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 Fiji. She concluded that the tariff for }{
\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992 "}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 attempted rape}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992 "}{
\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992  in Fiji was a sentence between}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 12 months 
to 5 years imprisonment. Of course, the actual sentence passed will}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 depend on the mitigating and aggravating factors.

\par 
\par 6.}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 In your case, the aggravating factors were as follows:}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992 
\par }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 
\par }\pard \s16\ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid14834992 {\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 (i)}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{
\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 you seriously breached your neighbour}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992 '}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 
s trust in you, by accompanying her}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 to her residence and family in Wailoku, and then attempting to rape her;}{
\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992 
\par }\pard \s16\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid14834992 {\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 
\par }\pard \s16\ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid14834992 {\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 (ii)}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{
\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 in committing the offence, you were extremely violent on her by punching,}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{
\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 kicking, swearing and dragging her to a nearby cassava plantation, in order}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{
\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 to commit the offence, on her;}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992 
\par }\pard \s16\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid14834992 {\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 
\par }\pard \s16\ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid14834992 {\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 (iii)}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{
\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 you unlawfully knocked her unconscious with a punch, and committed}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{
\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 degrading acts on her, by licking her vagina;}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992 
\par }\pard \s16\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid14834992 {\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 
\par }\pard \s16\ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid14834992 {\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 (iv)}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{
\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 you simply showed no mercy on her, and caused her injuries, as itemized in}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{
\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 her medical report.
\par }\pard \s16\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid14834992 {\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 
\par 7.}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 The mitigating factors were as follows:}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992 
\par }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 
\par }\pard \s16\ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid14834992 {\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 (i)}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{
\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 You pleaded guilty to the offence, and therefore saved the court}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992 '}{
\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 s time, as}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 
well as avoiding the need for the complainant to relive her ordeal in the}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 courtroom, by giving evidence;}{
\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992 
\par }\pard \s16\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid14834992 {\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 
\par }\pard \s16\ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid14834992 {\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 (ii)}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{
\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 You are 52 years old, married with three children, and the sole breadwinner;}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992 
\par }\pard \s16\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid14834992 {\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 
\par }\pard \s16\ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid14834992 {\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 (iii)}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{
\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 You}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992 '}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 ve being remanded in custody for 3 months.

\par }\pard \s16\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid14834992 {\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 
\par 8.}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 I start with a sentence of 3 years imprisonment. For the aggravating factors, I add 2}{
\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 years prison, making a total of 5 years imprisonment. For the mitigating factors, I}{
\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 deduct 1\'bd years from the 5 years, leaving a balance of 3\'bd years prison. I sentence}{
\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992  }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 you to 3\'bd years imprisonment.
\par }\pard\plain \s15\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid14834992 \f37\fs22\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 
\par }\pard \s15\qc \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid14834992 {\b\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 Salesi Temo
\par ACTING JUDGE
\par }\pard \s15\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid14834992 {\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 
\par }{\b\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14834992\charrsid14834992 AT Suva 
\par 6th August, 2010
\par }}