SERIOUS OFFENCES
JUDGE'S STRONG COMMENT
(By Telegraph—Press Association.)
AUCKLAND, December 14,
"This is the worst ease of the sort to come before me during the 15 years I have been a judge," said Mr. Justice Ostler in the Supreme Court today when sentencing Herbert Richard Colquitt, who admitted two charges of indecent assault and one of incest.
"One charge relates to your daughter, aged 13, another to your daughter, aged 11, and another to your daughter, aged 10," continued • his Honour. "Their safety demands you be kept away from them till they are able to fend for themselves. You richly deserve flogging. You will be sentenced to six years' imprisonment." Other prisoners were sentenced as follows: John Abraham Peters, unlawful carnal knowledge, two years' reformative; James Ogden Alexander, false pretences, two years' reformative; John Tahaua, breaking and entering and theft, two years' probation; Nehe Netana, breaking and entering and theft, two years' probation; Tarei Hotere, breaking and entering with intent to commit a crime, two years' probation; Charles Kitchener Blackmore, unlawful carnal knowledge, two years' Borstal.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 144, 15 December 1939, Page 12
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