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Rape Crisis is praising
the courage of the woman who came forward after 16 years to tell of being
pack raped. A High Court jury in
Wellington has delivered guilty verdicts against Peter McNamara, Warren Hales
and two other men whose names remain suppressed. The woman said she was
lured to a beach hut in Mt Maunganui in 1989 believing she would be having
lunch with one of the men but was raped. Auckland director of
Rape Crisis, Kim McGregor, says only one percent of rape complaints result in
a conviction, so it shows how difficult it is to even bring such a matter to
court. She says it is hard for
survivors of sexual abuse to speak to anyone about their experiences, let
alone the police. The men will be
sentenced on August 5. |
