Overview
- Riley Smith received a minimum of three years and 10 months and Jaiden Fidge a minimum of three years, with maximum terms of five years 11 months and four years nine months respectively.
- Both men pleaded guilty after police presented DNA evidence that the judge described as overwhelming.
- They will be listed on the sex offender register for 15 years following convictions for sexual penetration of a child under 16.
- The court heard the men jointly assaulted the girl after learning she was 14, with Smith later abusing her again and having lied that he was 17.
- Judge Gerard Mullaly cited high moral culpability and recorded the victim’s ongoing trauma and her family’s distress, while noting Smith also has a pending drug‑driving matter in NSW.