Sentence for sexual offences committed against child fell within range available to trial judge

Criminal law – sentencing – attempted rape, sexual assault and the restriction of the personal liberty of a child for the purposes of sexual exploitation – appeal against severity of eleven years’ imprisonment on the attempted rape count and to four years’ imprisonment on the other counts with the final two years of the sentence suspended – whether the sentence was properly positioned on the scale of seriousness – whether the defence was conducted with a degree of considerable restraint and that the cross examination was as sensitive as is possible to such an extent as to result in a lower sentence – sentence imposed cannot be said to fall outside the ranges of sentences that were available to the trial judge – appeal dismissed.