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Man in possession of child sex doll sentenced to imprisonment. Man who disseminated the child sex doll serves sentence by way of an intensive corrections order

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A 35 year old year old Sydney man, who pleaded guilty to offences relating to possessing and accessing child exploitation material, including a child sex doll, was sentenced in the Sydney District Court to a total effective sentence of 2 years and 3 months imprisonment with a non parole period of 1 year and 3 months.                                   

Zhiguo Miao ordered the child sex doll from the Australian agent of a Chinese based company. He requested that the doll be shipped in parts to avoid detection. Parts of the doll were seized by law enforcement authorities. The body of the child sex doll was found at Miao’s residence during a search warrant conducted by the Australian Federal Police.

A search warrant was executed at the residence of a 44 year old Sydney man James Friess, the Australian agent of the Chinese company. Friess was subsequently charged with possessing child abuse material, accessing child abuse material and in relation to the child sex doll with disseminating child abuse material.  Friess pleaded guilty to the offences of possession of child abuse material and accessing child abuse material and had the offence of dissemination of child abuse material, being the child sex doll, taken into account.  Friess was sentenced to a total of 9 months imprisonment to be served by way of an intensive corrections order.  

Both offenders initially challenged whether possession or dissemination of a child sex doll is an offence under New South Wales law. 

Following legal argument a District Court Judge ruled that a child sex doll can fall within the definition of child abuse material in section 91FB of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW). As a result possession and dissemination of a child sex doll can be an offence under New South Wales law.

Mr Miao appealed his sentence. On 10 May 2017, the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal dismissed the appeal finding that the sentencing judge was ‘satisfied that a sentence of imprisonment was required and that nothing less than full-time custody properly reflected all of the applicable sentencing factors, including the principle of totality’.

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Charges

Zhiguo Miao

  • One count of Using a Carriage Service to Access Child Pornography Material contrary to section 474.19(1)(a)(i) of the Criminal Code (Cth);

  • 1 count of Possessing Child Abuse Material contrary to section 91H(2) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) (Crimes Act).

Miao  also admitted guilt on a form pursuant to section 32 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) in relation to an offence of possession of child abuse material contrary to section 91H(2) of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW).  The child abuse material possessed was the child sex doll.

James Friess

  • One count of Using a Carriage Service to Access Child Pornography Material contrary to section 474.19(1)(a)(i) of the Criminal Code (Cth);

  • One count of Possessing Child Abuse Material contrary to section 91H(2) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW).

Friess also admitted guilt on a form pursuant to section 32 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) in relation to an offence of dissemination of child abuse material contrary to section 91H(2) of the Crimes Act (NSW).  The child abuse material disseminated was the child sex doll.

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