Allegations of Sexual Abuse


Mt Maunganui Pack Rape Case


2. Trial Week 1  June 2005

 



One News
June 20 2005

Pack rape trial opens in Wellington

The trial of four men charged with the pack rape of a young woman in Mt Maunganui 16 years ago has opened in Wellington.

The four, whose names and occupations are suppressed, are accused of abducting and raping the complainant then aged 20. Two face extra charges of unlawful sexual connection. 

The men, now aged between 40 and 53, are accused of attacking the complainant in Mt Maunganui in January 1989. 

The trial, which is subject to numerous suppression orders, is set down for two weeks in the Wellington High Court.