INDECENT ASSAULT

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIII, Issue 122, 24 May 1919, Page 5

INDECENT ASSAULT

AN EXEMPLARY "SENTENCE. -;

(United Press Association)

AUCKLAND, Slay 21

The exemplary sentence of five years’ imprisonment was imposed this morning on John Davies, who was, charged at the Supeme Court) before Jus* tice Stringer, with committing an indecent assault upon a little 'girl* aged 8 years. ‘‘You have been, convicted d£ a very serious, offence, committedsith' deliberation,” said Jjis' Honour,Mi pissing sentence. ‘‘lt .is dqplorabjq that little children should be treatment by men of youy ' frequency of such cases, especially* in this district, leads me. to Ihe Judges shou.d take! into , periou.s. consideration whether they take advantage of the powers they ivjpy sess and administer, inaddiV-) Ftp prisonment, the punishment o( gng Judges d.e nitnraJy rebi; to impose.; such a bnuqlisn g pprtuhj ment but if it is not possible fir U»Jdrer to travel dong a public pud -iji saietj, something must bb done, to Js- - V ficb men us \ou dun t inteiijl t- < :h: a flogg ag ia vuir , •.a.<e } ~ n throw: out iho suggeri on. -is wa-n ’V. Wb.n you '•nim t'ri the ofv fence you may have been to some, ex, tent under the influence of ; liquor,, butt the evidence shows premeditation. ~J should not be justified in sentencing/ you to other than a longiterm of imprisonment, which will at any rate frep the roads of you. The sentence, of the Court is that’ you be imprisoned foe five years.” . • •: * p ,/r