Would a man be discharged without conviction?

Stuff reports:

A former communications manager who sexually abused her ex-boyfriend’s stepdaughter and continues to deny the offending has been discharged without conviction.

This was despite the victim speaking in opposition saying she would feel disheartened and disappointment about the criminal justice process.

Jemma Taylor, 38, was charged with three charges of sexual conduct with a child under 12, but a jury found her guilty of one charge and couldn’t reach verdicts on the other two charges.

The survivor was 11 when Taylor sexually abused her one night in 2012 and continues to live with the ongoing effects of what happened to her.

I thought sexual abuse of an 11 year old is a pretty serious thing. It seems it isn’t and you can get discharged without conviction for it despite being found guilty and denying it.

I do wonder if a man in his late 20s who abused an 11 year old would also get a discharge without conviction?