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Nicholas vs John Dewar |
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The Crown has told a High Court
trial that a former police inspector covered up allegations made by Louise Nicholas
of sexual misconduct by police officers, because he was a close friend of one
of the men. 55-year old John Dewar faces four
charges of wilfully attempting to obstruct, pervert or defeat the course of
justice by suppressing or failing to act on allegations of sexual offending. The crown prosecutor told the jury
the accused had at one time been involved in a group sex session with one of
the men, Brad Shipton, and a Bay of Plenty woman. The crown says this was a powerful
motive for Mr Dewar to fail to act on Mrs Nicholas's complaint against Brad
Shipton, Bob Schollum and Clint Rickards. The three were acquitted in
subsequent trials. |
