How long a sentence should the Mama Hooch rapists get?

The Jaz brothers have been convicted for sexual violations and indecent assaults on over 20 women. The case has been sickening as one reads about the shattered lives of victims, but also their total lack of remorse and how calculated their offending was where they boasted in private chat channels about drugging and raping women.

The maximum term for sexual violation or rape is 20 years. The courts never give out the maximum sentence, but surely in this case the circumstances dictate (at least for the brother with 15 convictions) a sentence close to the maximum – say 18 years or so, and a non parole period of at least two thirds of that?

The defence will argue that the rapes didn’t involve violence, which is what normally gets a more severe sentence. But they didn’t involve violence, because they drugged the victims to be semi-conscious so they couldn’t resist. I’m not sure you should get credit for that.

I note the Jaz brothers were born in Australia, and only moved to New Zealand as adults. If they never gained NZ citizenship, then we should deport them back to Australia after they get released from prison.