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Rotorua woman Louise Nicholas has
repeatedly told the High Court that she did disclose her historical
allegations of rape by police officers to a senior officer. The former head of the Rotorua CIB
John Dewar is on trial accused of attempting to obstruct justice by covering
up the allegations. Under cross examination, Mrs
Nicholas said she was unhappy with the contents of a written statement after
she read it ten years later, which was signed by her but written by the
accused. She told the court the statement
did not have reference to her having told Mr Dewar about the rape allegations
at their first meeting. Mrs Nicholas's mother, Barbara
Crawford gave evidence that she was at the meeting and her daughter did tell
Mr Dewar. The trial is now before 11 jurors
after one of their number was discharged due to ill health. |