Manageress fined on brothel count

Press, 17 April 1980, Page 7

Manageress fined on brothel count

The manageress of ai Christchurch sauna and! massage parlour, Janifer Ruth Cann, aged 40, was fined $5OO when she appeared for sentence in the District Court yesterday on a charge of keeping a brothel.

The defendant, who was represented by Mr K. N. Hampton, had pleaded guilty on Tuesday to the charge of keeping a brothel at her sauna and massage parlour in Cashel Street, between October 30 and November 8 last vear.

She had been convicted and remanded for sentence by Judge Paterson. Imposing the fine yesterday the Judge said the defendant readily offered the “additional” service to the officer concerned, “which indicated that the service was readily available.”

He took into account that the offence was- minimised to some extent in that she had been the only person involved and had not offered the services of other people. However, he said such, premises were licensed for conducting a business and the defendant well knew the limits of that permission. The Judge lifted the interim suppression order on the defendant’s name.

(Before Judge Palmer) DRUG OFFENCE Campbell Charles Ferguson. aged 20,- a terminal operator, was convicted on one charge of supplying cannabis resin to an undercover policeman.

i He was remanded in custody to April 23 for a proba-1 Ition report and sentence. ; • In addition to admitting, | the offence, Ferguson also( ■ pleaded guilty to the posses-' ision of cannabis resin. i Sergeant G. C. Jones said I that between May, 1979, and ! April,' this year, a plain i clothes constable had (worked in Christchurch obItaming evidence against per-, isons engaged in criminal! i activity. i As a result of his in-i vestigations the constable! | became aware that thei idefendant was involved ini drug dealing. Ferguson had supplied | 6.05 grams of cannabis resin | to the constable who had| paid $2OO for it, said Sergeant Jones. In explanation Ferguson said he had sold the. resin to the policeman because he had been asked to do so by a friend. , , Thomas Bernard Bardekes. aged 26, denied two charges of selling cannabis plant to the undercover constable. He was remanded to June 6 for a defended hearing. Keith Alister Nicolson, aged 26, a teacher, charged with supplying Lysergide (LSD) to the constable was further remanded without plea to April 23. Also remanded without plea to April 30 on the same charge was Kevin, Te Wakaitie Takina, aged 30, a freezing worker. Glynn Michael Parker, aged 23, who faces a charge of supplying LSD to the constable on March 13, was remanded to June 24 for the taking of depositions.

Raymond Lovell Edwards, :aged 22, unemployed, was (remanded to June 19 for the (taking of depositions. He is charged with supplying LSD and cannabis (plant to the constable, posisessing cannabis seeds and forging a rental car hire form. Each of the defendants ; appearing on drug supplying I charges was apprehended as a result of a pre-Easter dawn raid by police. Those earlier granted bail by the High Court had it renewed by Judge Palmer. BURGLARY ADMITTED

A repossession agent, aged 27, who admitted breaking (and entering a house in Corihampton Street from where household property worth 's2Blo was removed was con-

victed and remanded in custody to April 23 for a probation report and sentence. Daniel William Wairepo in admitting the offence which occurred between February 24 and March 9 claimed he had been drinking heavily at the time, Sergeant Jones said the Corhampton Street house was entered by forcing a rear window. The goods taken included carpets, a refrigerator, and a television set. Sergeant Jones said some! of the stolen property had been recovered but that compensation of $955 was (sought in respect of that (which had not. I EXPOSURE CHARGE A man, aged 28, charged with wilfully and obscenely exposing his person in the sand dunes at North Brighton Beach was further remanded to April 30. The alleged offence was said to have occurred on March 30. No plea was entered by (the defendant who was (granted a continuation of | the interim suppression of !his name. | The further remand is to (enable a psychiatric report to be obtained.