MAGISTRATE’S COURT Year in prison for indecency offences

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33452, 6 February 1974, Page 8

MAGISTRATE’S COURT Year in prison for indecency offences

I “Young girls and women are not to be subjected to this kind of thing,” Mr E. S. J. Crutchley, S.M., said in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday when he sentenced a man to 12 months imprisonment on two charges of obscene exposure, one charge of doing an indecent act, and one charge of using obscene language. He is Denys Raymond Pockson. aged 28, a truck driver (Mr M. J. Glue). He had previously been conivicted on the charges. Mr Glue said the defendant had a personality disorder, and had a record of 'similar offences. He was a very worried and disturbed person. Mr Glue submitted that he remain in the community and be given counselling. The Magistrate said the defendant had been examined

lon several occasions by a i psychiatrist, and had been in 'prison several times, which had done little to deter him. PROSTITUTION CHARGE A woman who told the police i she took up prostitution for easy i money was convicted and released on one year’s probation and lined SlOO when she appeared for sentence. Christine Laraine Young, aged 27, a driver (Mr E. T. Higgins), had previously pleaded guilty to aiding in the management of a brothel in Basingstoke Street on November 19. Counsel said Young had made a full and frank confession to the police. She had not offended before, and accepted that the offence was socially unacceptable. The Magistrate said that aiding in the management of a brothel was a serious offence, and a substantial penalty was (provided hi the Crimes Act. However, Young's good previous record enabled a lighter penalty, he said. DANGEROUS DRIVING Anthony John Altield, aged 19, unemployed (Mr J. R. Milligan), , was convicted and released on probation for 18 months and lined $lOO when he was sentenced on a charge of dangerous driv.mg causing injury. Allield. who had previously pleaded guilty, was also disqualified from driving for three years. Mr Milligan said Alfred had i suffered extensive injuries in the accident, and was now unable to work at his former employment. The Magistrate told the defendant. it was a serious case of its kind. "Because of your physical condition, the Court is not justified in sending you to prison.” The police sought witnesses’ expenses of $209.85, but because of Alfield’s financial position this was reduced to $lOO. FALSE PRETENCE Kathleen Vicki Bush, aged 17, unemployed (Mr K. N. Hampton), was placed on probation for two wears, ordered to undergo psychiatric treatment. and ordered to pay $49 compensation when she appeared for sentence on three charges of false pretence and one of burglary. Sergeant C. Walsh said earlier that the defendant had eashed three cheques in October of a total value of $45. They were from a cheque-book she had: found in her father’s desk. In| December, she burgled her parents’ property in Neil Street,; and stole an electric razor and an alarm clock, which she sold, i Mr Hampton said the defen-' dant had been in a considerable amount of trouble in the last' year and had been before the' Court on a number of occasions. Her parents had shown increased interest in her since , the offences, and she was living at home with them. The Magistrate said that. it. was upsetting that the offences were committed when she was on probation. but he would give her one more chance. INDECENT ASSAULT A 61-year-old man (Mr M. J. Glue) was fined $5O when he appeared for sentence on a charge of indecently assaulting 'an 11-jear-old girl at Shirley on : December 23. Mr Glue said medical reports indicated the defendant was lonely, and he had problems with alcohol. He was affected byalcohol at the time of the . offence. The Magistrate said the offence was totally out of character and another offence was most unlikely. The defendant’s name -was suppressed. (Before Mr W. F Brown, S.M.ASSAULT CHARGE Neil Grant, aged 19, a truck driver, pleaded guilty to a charge of assault, and was fined S6O. Sergeant M. Stevens said the defendant attended a party on February 4. After he had been there for about 20 minutes the complainant, a woman, asked him to leave. The defendant then hit her in the face three times with his fist. The complainant suffered a cut to tlie right eye and a bruise on the forehead. When the police arrived, the , defendant was very aggressive, : and told them the complainant was cheeky, and had got what she deserved. The defendant said he hit the • complainant only once. BURGLARY Howard John Harrison, aged : 19. a workman (Mr T. M. Abbott). Iwho pleaded guilty to three charges of burglary. was convicted and remanded,in Sunnyside Hospital until February 14 for :sentence. Senior-Sergeant F. G. Mulcare said the defendant and two other persons, climbed through louvre windows of Dalgetv (New (Zealand), Ltd. on November 23. Damage was done to the interior of the building. The defendant then went to Fleming and Co.. Ltd, in Shands Road, and entered the building ' through a side door. Vandalism took place. He then went to Watties Canneries, Ltd. in Shands Road, and acted as a look-out yvhile friends entered the building through louvre windows. He later entered .the- building. Sugar was thrown aroqnd, a fire-extinguisher, emptied. 17 windows broken, and a sum of . money- stolen. ASSAULT CHARGE Tai Tuhito Wiki, aged 33. a carpenter, was fined $3O when he appeared on a charge of assaulting Bruce Allerton Roscoe on December 7. He pleaded j guilty.

Senior-Sergeant Mulcare said the complainant and the defendlant were working on a building : site. The defendant asked the complainant to do a job. He knocked the complainant to the ground, causing bruising, when' • the complainant refused to do what he was asked. CYCLE THEFTS ' Kevin Chan Yan, aged 18. a factory worker (Mr N. R. W. i Davidson), pleaded guilty to charges of stealing a bicycle; worth $25 on December 7. and stealing a bicycle worth $BO on January 11. He was convicted and reman-; ded on bail to February 14 for sentence. DEFERRED SENTENCE Linda Janet Bullas, aged 20,; unemployed (Mr T. Sissons), was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence within one year) if called upon when she pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a skirt worth $f2.50 from Wool-| (worths, Ltd, on December 21. EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL ; Heather Avril Joan Gamble,, 'aged 34, a housewife, pleaded guilty to a charge of driving! Iwith an excessive blood-alcohol ; concentration (133 mg on Decern- ; (her 28. She was convicted and (fined S6O and disqualified from ; driving for six months. I Graeme Stephen Cole, aged 18,, a farmhand, Was convicted and . fined $75 and disqualified for six • months on a charge of driving Iwith an excessive blood-alcohol > concentration (145 mg on December 25. He pleaded guilty. Henry Turoa Tahuhu. aged 37, l’a factory worker, pleaded guilty Ito a charge of driving with an , excessive blood-alcohol concentration (161 mg on December 30. 'He was convicted and fined $lOO 1 and disqualified from driving for (nine months. (Before Mr K H. J. Headifen. S.M.) PERIODIC DETENTION Paul Dennis Stevens, aged 20. a freezing worker (Mr R. B. Leetei, was sentenced to periodic detention for nine months when he appeared on a charge of unlawfully taking a ear and two charges of theft of articles worth !$235.50. He had previously plea-, ded guilty. The sentence extends by two months a term of detention at present being served. He was ordered to pay compensation of $16.67. PROBATION Two persons who unlawfully' took a car worth $5700 from the garage of a house in Cashmere on January 13 were placed on probation and ordered to pay I compensation of $16.67 when they appeared for sentence. Roger George Newton, aged '2l, unemployed, at present attending periodic detention centre j was released on probation for :two years. His brother, Neil William i Newton, aged 17. unemployed, was placed on probation for 18 months. Both defendants had previously pleaded guilty. SHOPLIFTING Elsie Marie Jones, aged 50. a married woman, was fined $5O when she appeared for sentence on a charge of stealing articles worth SI .82 from Woolworths.: I Ltd. on December 28. She has previously pleaded guilty.