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Possible miscarriages of justice
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This site does not claim that
these men are all innocent, but does
have significant concerns about general or specific aspects of their
convictions
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 David
Somerfield
October
9 2008
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 Roger Moloney
June
25 2008
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 Peter
Stewart
Dec
7 2007
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 Neville
Collins
July
26 2007
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 Hiran
Fernando
Oct
12 2006
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 Shipton,
Schollum, McNamara
July 5 2005
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 Graham
Cleghorn
Feb
17 2004
New Zealander in Cambodia
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Allegations
(Or completed cases not yet documented)
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2008 - South Island Police Officer
Not Guilty, now facing employment related
charges
2007-2008 - Feilding School
Principal -
Tihirau Shepherd
Allegations from three complainants relating to alleged incidents in
1990 and 2007. Shepherd says that he
is “innocent of all wrong doing”.
2007 - Waikato ex police officer
40 year old woman makes historical allegations of child abuse against her
uncle.
Trial July 2007 - No verdict; Retrial ordered
2007 - Manawatu Teacher
A female teacher aid has been suspended after allegedly supplying alcohol
and making sexual comments. The
School Board is investigating
2006 - Prominent Northland man
Retrial ordered
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Innocent
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This site generally endorses the
verdicts of the courts, and also considers that a number of these men
should never have been charged.
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Mark Tulloch
March
25 2009
Accused a victim of a serial false
accuser
Case dismissed by Judge
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 Michael Crockett
November
21 2008
The danger of being a sports star
Case dismissed before trial
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 Isaac
Boss
November
6 2008
The danger of being a sports star
Case dismissed before trial
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 Paul
Conner
October
30 2008
The danger of teaching
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 English rugby players
July
10 2008
Trial by media; Exonerated by judge
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 George Gwaze
May
21 2008
Lawyer calls for inquiry into police
investigation; Racism involved?
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 Aaron Farmer
April 26 2008
Wrongly Imprisoned, exonerated
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Richard
Calder
March 10 2008
The danger of teaching
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 Tea
Ropati
Jan
31 2008
psychotherapy assisted memories
Lawyer angry that case went to court
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 Russell Thompson
Nov
30 2007
The danger of teaching
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 Rickards, Shipton, Schollum vs “Jane
Doe”
Mar
1 2007
She “didn’t notice” the plaster cast
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 Tim Ogle
vs Judith Garrett
Nov
8 2006
The NZ police witchhunt
Lawyer angry that case went to court
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 Rickards, Shipton, Schollum
vs
Louise Nicholas
Mar
31 2006
admitted previous false accusation
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 Kelvin Powell
Aug
10 2005
The NZ police witchhunt
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 Michael Neville
Dec 2 2004
The danger of teaching
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 Judge
Tony Christiansen
Aug 9 2004
Not charged;
This site withholds judgment
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Wellington
Teacher
2006
The danger of teaching
Case thrown
out by judge
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Dr John Edgar
1998
The danger of teaching
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Nick WIlls
1995
The danger of teaching
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A father “Michael”
1995 , Falsely accused, convicted; police withhold
evidence, compensated
$570,000 in
2000
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