Indecent assaults on boys

Press, 9 October 1987, Page 9

Indecent assaults on boys

Bail was refused for a man, aged 39, who counsel, Mr A. I. R. James, said, voluntarily went to the police and admitted six indecent offences against two young boys. In the District Court yesterday, Judge Mahon convicted Donald Geoffrey Denham on six charges of inducing the two boys to do indecent acts on jim, doing indecent acts on each of them, and attempting to have ana! intercourse with each of them. Sergeant Max South said the offending took place with one of the boys, between February 1 and September 25. With the other boy they were committed between September 25 and 27. The acts took place at Denham’s farm where they stayed with him. Sergeant South said the dependant had appeared before on similar matters. The Judge remanded Denham in custody for sentence in the High Court on October 22. Mr James said notwithstanding the seriousness

of the offences he had been instructed to seek bail. TOMBSTONES A man, aged 20, who admitted intentionally damaging two tombstones in a graveyard near McGregors Road told police, when apprehended, that he did it “for laughs,” said Sergeant South. Terry Steven Sharplin, a trainee, was convicted and remanded on bail for sentence in the Rangiora District Court on October 21. Sergeant South said the offence took place at 3.30 p.m. on October 5. Sharplin attempted to push over several tombstones before knocking down two of them. Damage to the tombstones had yet to be determined, said Sergeant South. DEPOSITIONS Trial by jury, was elected by a man, aged 36, charged with indecency assaulting a girl, aged five years and ten months, after breaking into a house. Hilton Mako, a taxi driver (Mr J. W. Ap-

pleby), admitted the burglary charge and on this he was remanded to the some date. Mr Appleby said the indecency offence would be denied. Bail refused on his initial court appearance last week, was granted in the High Court CAR “CUT UP” A $7OOO car stolen from outside a London Street house was cut up, its engine and gearbox sold, and the rest of the vehicle dumped in the Selwyn River bed, said Sergeant South. Gerard Denis O’Grady, aged 25, a kitchen hand (Mr T. J. Twomey), was convicted of stealing the car in April. He was remanded on bail to October 22 for sentence. Sergeant South said the vehicle was taken out to Springston by the defendant and an associate where it was stripped and cut up. O’Grady was paid $250 for the engine. When located last month the defendant told the police he had just lost his job, was a bit down, and did it for the money. The $7OOO vehicle was a

write-off and the value of the recovered pieces was $3OO. Compensation of $3350 was sought from O’Grady, said Sergeant South. , (Before Judge Fraser). ASSAULT CHARGE ' A day after a warrant was issued for his nonappearance, a youth aged 15 made a voluntary appearance in the Children and Young Persons Court yesterday to face a charge of assaulting a girl aged 10 years, in Hampshire Street, Aranui, on October 2. The youth was alleged to have threatened the girl with a kitchen knife. He was further remanded to appear on October 22. ’ The warrant for his arrest was withdrawn.