She said the mother of the boys said these offences had significant impact on the two boys. Defence lawyer Scott Moon tendered a number of medical documents to the court relating to his client, now 20. He asked the court to consider his client's young age, his lack of criminal history before and after the offence and his client's medical condition of neurofibromatosis and asked the court not to record a criminal conviction. He said his client had not been able to work recently due to significant medical treatment required for ongoing seizures however once they were controlled his client would like to gain employment with an interest in blacksmithing.