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Rape Crisis is
welcoming the sentence handed down to four men convicted of pack raping a
woman in Mt Maunganui 16 years ago. Two men whose names
remain suppressed, businessman Peter McNamara and former firefighter Warren
Hales have been sentenced to between eight-and-a-half and five-and-a-half
years in jail for the crime. Auckland Rape Crisis
agency manager Rachel Harrison says it is very difficult to get a case to the
courts, and have enough proof to secure a conviction. She says there are many
reasons a woman doesn't complain about a sexual assault at the time, and it
is good that historic sex cases can still be heard in New Zealand, as this is
not the case in every country. Ms Harrison is also
commending the woman at the centre of the case, saying she has done an
amazing job. |
