Otago Daily Times
March 2, 2004
Sidelined while pack rape claims examined
Former detective on leave
NZPA
Auckland: Former
detective John Dewar has been sidelined from his job as a St John Ambulance
executive while under investigation over police sexual misconduct claims.
Mr Dewar was head of Rotorua's CIB in the 1980s, when
Mrs Nicholas alleges she was pack raped by now Auckland police chief Clint
Rickards, and former police officers Brad Shipton and Bob Schollum.
Mr Rickards has been stood down on full pay while the claims are investigated.
All three men have strenuously denied the allegations.
Mr Dewar is under investigation for allegedly mishandling the complaint.
On Friday, Mr Dewar took leave of absence from his job as a human resources manager
with
Mr Wood told The New Zealand Herald Mr Dewar was "on leave of absence by
mutual consent while he focuses on the commission of inquiry".
As to whether that meant Mr Dewar had been stood down, Mr Wood said: "It
means he will not be at work conducting his normal duties while the commission
of inquiry is conducted."
He would not say whether Mr Dewar was on paid or unpaid leave until November,
when Justice Bruce Robertson and Dame Margaret Bazley
are due to report their commission findings.
The issue of pay was an employment matter and one that needed to remain
confidential between
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