Why Is Mr. Humphrey Pled Guilty?

Before Justice Long, Maroochydore District Court, 30 September 2013
Mr Humphrey pled guilty to one charge of sexual assault and two charges assault occasioning bodily harm. Counts 3 and 5 of the indictment were not proceeded upon and were discharged. The prosecutor noted that Mr Humphrey was aged 25 at the time of the offences. A traffic record as well as a criminal history was tendered. The prosecutor outlined the details of the previous sexual offences involving three girls (previously mentioned). He then goes on to explain that the next batch of offending which occurred on 15 May 2013 reflected an automatic reporting obligation arising out of the conviction for the sexual offences. He explained that Mr Humphrey had acquired a mobile

The prosecution also noted that Mr Humphrey had breached an intensive correction order having committed the burglaries and fraud during the course of the order. He notes that these two offences were unusual in that Mr Humphrey had gone with others to construction sites and stolen copper wiring valued at $120,000. This wiring was then sold by Mr Humphrey and others having pretended the item belonged to them. This resulted in the two-year period of imprisonment. The prosecutor noted that in relation to the breach of the intensive correction order Mr Humphrey was resentenced to nine months. The prosecutor also noted that Mr Humphrey was resentenced in relation to his sexual offences in that as I understand that a mistake was made and he was given a parole release date rather than a parole eligibility date. The prosecutor indicated that the common assault charges were part of the assault occasioning bodily harm and for this reason he did not proceed with those particular charges. In relation to the three offences for which Mr Humphrey had pled guilty, the prosecutor noted that whilst it was a sexual assault there was not the usual component of predation but was seen in

The diagnosis for Klinefelter's syndrome with its classic XXY configuration had been confirmed on 21 November 2002. Professor Pearn notes that together with the classical physical characteristics of Klinefelter's syndrome that Klinefelter's boys demonstrate psychological features including poor impulse control, intelligence in the lower range and what he characterises as "a miscellany of other psychological changes". He states that most boys do well initially at school but there is "a very high chance of behavioural and sociopathic problems from the early teenage years". The professor comments on the high level of support provided to Mr Humphrey by his parents. He notes that when Mr Humphrey was in his late childhood that male sex hormone tests were in the prepubertal range which was normal. School was still going well when Mr Humphrey was a teenager, he was an air force cadet and enjoyed playing sport and was planning a career as a chef. The professor notes that at the age of 13 Mr Humphrey began to demonstrate antisocial behaviour and that intellectually he was struggling to cope with the educational demands of secondary school. He started attending the special education development unit at Nambour High School. He states that by December 2002 Mr Humphrey's socialisation and self impulse control had become such that these now felt