INDECENT ASSAULT
Three Years’ Gaol For Napier Man
(New Zealand Press Association) NAPIER, June 3.
“My client particularly instructed me to say that he is innocent," the acting counsel f<?r the defence (Mr A. K. Monagan) told Mr Justice McCarthy in the Supreme Court, Napier, yesterday. Mr Monagan was making final submissions before sentence was passed on Richard David Wolfe, a 31-year-old Napier fireman, who was convicted by a jury on Tuesday on eight counts of indecent assault. His Honour sentenced Wolfe to three years' imprisonment. During the two-day trial, evidence was given that Wolfe, a former scoutmaster, used a form o’ hynosis on youths and then committed indecent acts. Counsel suggested that since Wolfe's child was born the prisoner had reformed. The last of the alleged offences had taken place a year ago. The prisoner had used his position as a scoutmaster, and it was “tragic” that such a great injury should be caused to scouting, Mid his Honour. “The Court must show a stern face to this,” he added.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19600604.2.148
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29222, 4 June 1960, Page 15
Word Count
171INDECENT ASSAULT Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29222, 4 June 1960, Page 15
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in