Labour youth camp trial: indecent assault charges withdrawn, accused pleads guilty to assault
A young man accused of indecently assaulting four people at a Young Labour summer camp has pleaded guilty to two charges of assault after the Crown withdrew indecent assault charges.
On Monday, the 21-year-old, who has interim name suppression, denied five charges of indecent assault against four complainants.
The alleged incidents took place at a Young Labour summer camp in Waihi in February 2018 and the man was arrested four months later.
On Wednesday, the accused pleaded guilty to two charges of assault.
The Crown withdrew the indecent assault charges amending them to assault, withdrew a third charge and offered no evidence on the remaining two charges.
Under the Summary Offences Act 1981, the accused could be sentenced to a prison term of up to six months or a fine of up to $4000.
The accused’s lawyer Emma Priest, indicated she would be applying for a discharged without conviction for her client and permanent name suppression.
Judge Collins set a sentencing date of November 6.
Here we go again. Name suppression is a given. This was a back room deal sorted out long before it even went to trial. No wonder mummy is not there, but instead is announcing the resetting of some targets.
UPDATE
See the wording has changed
A young man cleared of claims he sexually assaulted people at a Young Labour Party summer camp got caught up in a “political storm” and was never a sexual offender, his lawyer says.
Cleared of claims my arse. Our Judicial system is fucked when they can make claims like this.
Fuck. Cunts the lot of them. Fucking break the name suppression someone. There must be away to create a blog, reveal the name and then delete all evidence. Use a Russian hosting service or something and a burner e mail . Somebody must know how to do this….
I wonder if National had anyone in court. They bloody well should have?
The name of this cunt is speculation. If you or anyone know this guys name for certain please say do. Please do not name him here and put our host at risk. Just say you know for certain and we can work out something from there.
It will come out. Somehow, someway. I’m thinking, this ain’t going away anytime soon.
Andrew Little says we aren’t allowed to do that which makes it a good idea and the right thing to do. I’m sure something will come out of the wood work.
andrew little. Fuck him and fuck his title. He’s a nobody. Washed up union rep. Repugnant arsehole who can foxtrot oscar.
How is Pike River going? That was under his watch too.
It’s as we all expected. Short and kept on the downlow and hit with a wet bus ticket. Next will come the permanent name suppression and sweeping it permanently out of the public view.
im shocked.. honest.
the left make me sick
Should have gone day 2.
I wonder if National had anyone in court. They bloody well should have?
Corruption to the core. Absolutely totally corrupt this lot, and the judiciary..and the police.
Not impressed and not surprised. A perversion of justice in more ways than one best sums up this result.
I’m appalled!
Is it time to start visiting every Labour Party gathering and asking the Party why they are covering up sexual assault and colluding with the Justiciary to prevent justice for Labour Party family members?
You can visit them on Facebook.
It’s harder for them to dodge when in person.
And have them delete the comments or questions?
what happened to this alleged rapist in jacindas office? still working there?
The most transparent government, ever, they said…..
The Labour Party has form in covering up sexual assaults, you have to ask yourself why did they try and cover it up for several months before it hit headlines and why did the Secretary of Labour Kirk resign for the way he handled it. These questions need to be revisited
because it’s happened before Darren Hughes comes to mind and the lengths they went to to cover that up and if was anyone else they would have ended up with a jail sentence. This is a deal done between the Police Labour and the Laywers because it was a sibling of someone high up inthe Labour Party.
It’s not looking good for the 12 from the PMs office is it!
Anyone with access to Facebook should have a look at Hoskings FB from 4 hours ago.
On another matter, Peter Ellis has just died. What a fucking disgrace the Supreme Court judges have been. They put the case down for November.
Thanks for the sad news of Peter Ellis. Poor man had a completely tragic end to a ruined life. What a travesty. Nobody believed you were guilty Peter.
You deserved better, Peter. RIP
NZ injustice system..hang your heads in shame yet again.
NZ police. You can do the same.
Those kindy teachers, the phsycos should all be named and shamed!
The other kindy teachers did not blame Peter. Some mad psychologist was the main problem as well as some dodgy police and the Labour Party for the incentive of payouts.
For anyone living near Hamilton, there will be a National Party meeting this Friday at the RSA Huntly at 6 pm. Mark Mitchell, justice spokesman will be the guest speaker. We could ask him about this plea bargain. I certainly will but it would be good to have some support.
Not well Chuck so I’m out. Fight the good fight.
Get well soon.
There could have been reparation already as part of the plea bargain deal.
Happy put this up on KB this morning.
Labour Party camp: Spat between lawyers about whether sexual offending occurred after plea deal
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12264837
We badly need full details of the Judge so they may be Judged in the Court of Public Opinion which eventually emerges as the highest court by civil or violent means.