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A judge in Australias capital territory is challenging the governments decision to deny a 20-year-old sex offender a chance at rehabilitation instead of immediate jail time. The offender, who pleaded guilty to assaulting his young niece, was deemed unsuitable for a new therapeutic correction order due to his age. The judge, however, argues that age and maturity are too fluid to block a legal right to rehabilitation. The case highlights the debate over second chances through treatment versus punishment for troubled youth.

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