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Allegations of Abuse
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A former police officer charged with
the historic rape of a Far North woman at the Kaitaia police station has been
ordered to stand trial. At the Auckland district court,
name suppression was also lifted for 45-year-old Timothy Ogle who faces eight
charges, including rape, sexual violation and assault. The charges relate to a woman who
alleges that in March 1988 she was handcuffed at the police station before
being raped. At the time, Ogle was disciplined
by the police and discharged. A civil case brought by the
complainant in 1994 over the way the matter was investigated, failed. Ogle, who now works in Australia
as a private investigator, will next appear in the High Court in April. |
