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Louise Nicholas has completed her
testimony at the High Court trial of a former detective, who is accused of
covering up her rape complaints against police officers. Former Rotorua CIB head John Dewar
is defending four charges of attempting to defeat or obstruct the course of
justice at the High Court in Hamilton. His defence counsel Paul Mabey
accused Mrs Nicholas of courting media coverage, which she denied. He then
continued to highlight inconsistencies in her testimony, including statements
she signed but now admits she did not read properly. He also challenged the
changing nature of her testimony about the historical sexual activity. Under re-examination by Crown
prosecutor Brent Stanaway, Louise Nicholas said she was worried Dewar was
going to lose his job because of a police internal inquiry. |
