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Dewar rejected the notion Schollum, Shipton and Mr
Rickards were close friends. "They weren't known to me. But even if they
were it wouldn't have made any difference to the decision that I would have
made. "If a complaint had been made to me I would have acted on it, I
would have investigated." ·
Dewar denied he was supporting the accused in the 2004-05
Mt Maunganui pack rape trial when he attended the hearing, pointing out it
was being conducted by the same team which were accusing him of a cover-up. "It's
the old adage. Get to know your enemy. I wanted to know the strengths and
weaknesses of the investigating team. "I was there because you were
there," he told Mr Stanaway. ·
Dewar was frustrated Mrs Nicholas had been painted as a
liar in another sex case with the defence accusing her of fantasising. "When
Louise Nicholas says she has sex with police officers - she has sex with
police officers." ·
In response to allegations from a witness with name
suppression that she had group sex with Shipton and himself, Dewar said:
"I never met her until depositions. I can't say more about her, I simply
don't know her." ·
Asked if he had ever been offered sexually as "a
gift" to anyone - as alleged earlier in the trial - he replied:
"No, not yet." ·
Earlier defence counsel Paul Mabey told the jury Dewar
wasn't a criminal just because he didn't do things by the book. ·
And he warned them to disregard case publicity. "The
media are only interested in the good bits." 2007-0807 - Waikato Times -
Dewar the 'protector'
Mr Mabey appealed to the jury to
consider carefully the inconsistencies within Mrs Nicholas' evidence,
including contradictory statements she made about whether the three men had
raped her He also says the motive
presented by the Crown is “lame”: that he was covering up for his mates.
"I'll be submitting to you that it is so thin, so unreliable and so
inherently incredible, that you'll reject it," Paul Mabey says 2007-0807 - Newstalk ZB -
Closing stages of Dewar trial 2007-0807 - NZ Herald - Dewar had
no motive to act criminally - lawyer 2007-0807 - One News - Summing up in
Dewar case 2007-0807 - Three News - Dewar
case summed up in court
Prosecutor Brent
Stanaway said Dewar "deliberately and arrogantly" manipulated
Louise Nicholas and the trials of a former policeman in order to protect his
mates. He "persuaded and deflected Louise Nicholas's desire to complain
about Mr Rickards, Shipton and Schollum" 2007-0807 - Newstalk ZB -
Crown adamant Dewar knew of allegations 2007-0807 - Newstalk ZB - Crown
says Dewar defence untenable 2007-0807 - NZ Herald - Dewar
deflected Nicholas to protect mates - Crown 2007-0807 - Stuff - Dewar
'deliberately manipulated for mates' - Crown
2007-0807 - Newswire -
Lawyers to present closing arguments 2007-0807 - One News - Dewar trial
in closing stages 2007-0807 - Radio NZ -
Closing arguments in Dewar trial
Mr Stanaway told Dewar that he had
"manipulated the evidence in the way you investigated the case in order
to protect Louise Nicholas and in order to manufacture the outcome of the
`former policeman's' trial." Dewar replied "I didn't manipulate
anything." If at any time Mrs Nicholas wanted to make a complaint, it
would have been investigated but she would not talk to him about it, he said.
Earlier Dewar said he was
"shocked, surprised and concerned" when Mrs Nicholas made the
allegations of rape against the three men in the second retrial. Dewar said
he asked Mrs Nicholas afterwards if the allegations were true but she did not
answer. Dewar said he thought Mrs Nicholas had lied under oath and decided
not to push the issue because she could have been charged with perjury. Mr Stanaway said despite hearing
on at least two occasions Mrs Nicholas say under oath her allegations of
sexual misconduct, Dewar did nothing. Dewar said he faced a dilemma as he had
heard Mrs Nicholas give evidence in trials where he knew she was lying. In a heated cross
examination, crown prosecutor Brent Stanaway asked why Dewar had sat in the
public gallery for the rape trials of Rickards, Shipton, Schollum - accusing
him of being there to support his friends 2007-0806 - NZ Herald - Dewar
faces tough questioning over his actions 2007-0806 - Stuff - Dewar faces
tough questioning by Crown 2007-0806 - Three News - Heated
scenes as Dewar defends himself in court 2007-0807 - The Press - Dewar
denies he manipulated case
John Dewar has taken the stand in his
High Court trial, saying Louise Nicholas never told Police about her rape
allegations. Dewar said that Mrs
Nicholas never told Police she had been raped by Bob Schollum, Brad Shipton
and Clint Rickards. The former Rotorua CIB chief has also categorically
refuted allegations, that he attempted to block the course of justice "I
categorically refute that allegation. I have always carried out my duties
according to my oath without fear or favour," Dewar spent much of the
morning telling the jury about close friends and even family members he
investigated and charged during his police career. He also said the trio were
not his close friends and that Nicholas never pushed a complaint. "They
weren't known to me. But even if they were it wouldn't have made any difference
to the decision that I would have made. If a complaint had been made to me I
would have acted on it, I would have investigated," he said Evidence at the trial
has been given by a woman who says Dewar had been involved in group sex
sessions as well. Dewar said “I'd never had group sex with Shipton and any
woman.” 2007-0806 - Three News - Dewar
takes stand in own defence 2007-0806 - Newstalk ZB -
Dewar takes stand, denies charges 2007-0806 - Radio NZ - John
Dewar gives evidence denying wrong doing 2007-0806 - Stuff - Dewar 'had no
motive' to protect Rickards, Shipton 2007-0806 - One News - Dewar
denies rape claim cover-up
2007-0806 - Newstalk ZB - Top cop to
take the stand
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