NZ Herald
October 4 2004

Rickards studies law

The police commander off work since allegations in January of a pack rape by police officers is studying to be a lawyer in Sydney while on full pay.

The Herald on Sunday reported yesterday that Assistant Police Commissioner Clint Rickards and his partner, Inspector Tania Eden, who is on stress leave, are studying at Charles Sturt University.

Mr Rickards was stood down after Louise Nicholas claimed he and former police officers Brad Shipton and Bob Schollum raped her in the 1980s, a claim denied by the trio.

The Herald on Sunday said the couple would be receiving several thousand dollars a week between them, with Ms Eden on between $73,355 and $110,772 a year, and Mr Rickards on up to $209,618.