Key legal question
Whether the three-and-a-half-year sentence violated federal law under Art. 63 CP.
Extracted holding
The sentence was within the trial court's broad discretion and did not amount to an abuse of discretion.
Extracted reasoning
The court held that gravity of fault, repeated sexual abuse of a child, exploitation of the parental relationship, and the offender's prior record justified the sentence; comparison with other cases did not establish unequal treatment.