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Convicted paedophile
Bert Potter should have been kept behind bars indefinitely for the safety of
the community, Maori Pacific leader Tau Henare said yesterday. He questioned the "double
standards" of the parole board in freeing Potter. "Earlier this month, the same
parole board refused (convicted sex abuser) Peter Ellis parole, saying: `As
the offender has not acknowledged or addressed his offending, the board . . .
has no option but to decline parole'," Mr Henare said. But Potter was unrepentant, saying
that he claimed he had harmed no one and owed none of his victims an apology.
"The parole board has
released a monster, while incarcerating a man whose innocence is a matter of conjecture.
"Peter Ellis has never said
it is okay to have sex with children, in fact he would be appalled by the
sentiments of Bert Potter. "There's a clear double
standard and creeps like Bert Potter ought to be kept behind bars
indefinitely for the safety of the community." |
