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This page last updated August 6
2005
2005-0702 - Otago Daily Times - Pack
rape case nears end
A jury is being asked to consider if a woman who says she was pack-raped 16
years ago was really a victim, or whether she was a willing woman who could
not cope with her memories. In the High Court at Wellington yesterday,
prosecutor Mark Zarifeh said the account of two of the men that the woman was
involved with both of them at the same time was “some kind of porno fantasy”.
The Crown said it was a callous pack rape. Defence lawyer Paul Mabey, QC, said
it could be that she took part in something she regretted and could not live
with any longer.
2005-0702 - Dominion Post -
Crown and defence wind up with pleas to jury
In the High Court at Wellington yesterday, prosecutor Mark Zarifeh said the
account of two of the men that the woman was involved with both of them at
the same time, was "some kind of porno fantasy". The Crown said it
was a callous pack-rape. Defence
lawyer Paul Mabey, QC, said it could be that she took part in something she
regretted and could not live with any longer. Her detailed recollection of
the men's bodies could be the observations of a 20-year-old woman who desired
and liked what she saw, Mr Mabey said.
2005-0701 - One News - Lawyers sum
up in pack rape trial
The last of the evidence has been given in the pack rape trial in the High
Court at Wellington and lawyers have begun summing up their cases. …. The
crown prosecutor told the jury the defence claim that the complainant
consented to sex is simply untenable and unbelievable. Summing up his
client's case on Friday defence lawyer Paul Mabey QC told the trial the
complainant is lying and regrets taking part in group sex. Mabey told the
jury that the complainant, now a mother of three, has a clear motivation for
making false allegations.
2005-0701 - Newstalk ZB -
Defence sums up in pack rape case
The defence has started summing up its case in the High Court trial of four
men for allegedly pack-raping a woman in Mt Maunganui 16 years ago. The men
say the sex was consensual. Defence counsel Paul Mabey told the jury to think
about how the woman gave an insight into her own lack of self respect
2005-0701 - Otago Daily Times -
Accused pack rapists break down in court
NZPA - Two men accused of a pack rape 16 years ago have broken down defending
themselves against a woman’s claims. The trial at the High Court at
Wellington was adjourned briefly yesterday while the 47-year-old accused
composed himself. “This whole thing has devastated my life and everyone
around me,” he said, crying.
2005-0701 - NZ Herald - Pack
rape trial adjourns as two accused break down
Two men accused of a pack rape 16 years ago have broken down defending
themselves against a woman's claims. The trial at the High Court in
Wellington was adjourned briefly yesterday while a 47-year-old accused
composed himself.
2005-0701 - Dominion Post -
The claims have 'devastated my life'
Two men accused of a pack-rape 16 years ago have broken down while defending
themselves against a woman's claims. The trial in the High Court at
Wellington was adjourned briefly yesterday while a 47-year-old composed
himself. "This whole thing has devastated my life and everyone around
me," he said, crying. The woman had agreed to every sex act he and a
friend had with her in Mt Maunganui in January 1989, the man said.
2005-0630 - Newstalk ZB -
Accused man breaks down
One of the accused men has broken down in tears while giving evidence for a
second day in the High Court trial of four men charged with pack rape. The
accused replied he can go to his last living breath knowing he did not do
anything wrong. Later he went on to say this whole thing has devastated his
life and everyone in it.
2005-0630 - Waikato Times -
Jury views building
The jury in a pack-rape trial in the High Court in Wellington yesterday
viewed the building the alleged attack occurred in at Mt Maunganui.
2005-0630 - Otago Daily Times -
Accused denies embellishing story
NZPA - A second man accused of pack-rape yesterday denied to the High Court
at Wellington that he had embellished his story to help his case. The
47-year-old is the second of four men accused of raping a 20-year-old woman
at Mount Maunganui in January 1989 to give evidence.
2005-0630 - Dominion Post -
Police force viewing of 'rape' hut
Police have "parked" a hut that was allegedly the scene of a pack
rape outside a Wellington court and forced the hand of the judge who had yet
to decide if jurors should see it. In the High Court yesterday, Justice Ron
Young told jurors it had been done without his permission.
2005-0629 - Stuff - Second pack-rape
accused takes stand
A man accused of pack-raping a woman at Mount Maunganui 16 years ago, said
today he was flattered that she "had the hots" for him. The
47-year-old is the second of four men accused of raping a 20-year-old woman
in January 1989 to give evidence in a trial before the High Court at
Wellington.
2005-0629 - Otago Daily Times - Man
accused says complainant a liar
A man accused of gang-rape at Mt Maunganui 16 years ago told the High Court
at Wellington yesterday the alleged victim is a liar and he will go to his
grave knowing he is innocent. The 53-year-old is the first of four men
accused of raping a 20-year-old woman in January 1989 to give evidence
2005-0629 - Newstalk ZB -
Second rape-accused takes stand
Another of the accused men has taken the stand in the High Court trial of
four men who allegedly pack-raped a woman in Mt Maunganui in 1989. The
47-year-old also denies abducting and raping the woman
2005-0629 - NZ Herald - Woman
had 'hots for me' says pack-rape accused
A man accused of pack-raping a woman at Mount Maunganui 16 years ago, said
today he was flattered that she "had the hots" for him. The
47-year-old is the second of four men accused of raping a 20-year-old woman
in January 1989 to give evidence in a trial before the High Court at
Wellington.
2005-0629 - Dominion Post -
I'm innocent, says rape accused
One of the men accused of pack-raping a woman 16 years ago says he had plenty
of female company and never needed to resort to rape. The man gave his account
in the High Court at Wellington yesterday of what he said was consensual
group sex at Mt Maunganui in 1989.
2005-0628 - Newstalk ZB -
Rape-accused man takes stand
One of the accused in the High Court trial of four men allegedly involved in
a pack rape in Mount Maunganui 16 years ago has taken the stand. The man and
his three co-accused deny raping and abducting the woman. The 53-year-old
man, whose name and occupation are suppressed, told the court one of his
co-accused raised the issue of having sex with the woman at an empty
building. He went along because he saw the opportunity of joining in and
having group sex
2005-0628 - NZ Herald - 'I have
never had to rape any woman', accused tells court
A man accused of pack-raping a 20-year-old woman at Mount Maunganui 16 years
ago, went along to a lunch time rendezvous in the hope of participating in
group sex, he told the High Court in Wellington today. The man, now 53, is among four men accused
of luring a woman into an empty building on the promise of a lunch date with
a man she liked
2005-0628 - Newstalk ZB -
Defence opens in historical rape case
The defence has opened its case in the trial of four men accused of gang
raping a woman in Mount Maunganui in 1989. The four men maintain the sex was
consensual and deny the woman was held against her will. The first defence
lawyer to open is Paul Mabey, whose client is 53
2005-0628 - One News - Defence
opens in pack rape trial
The jury in a pack rape trial in Wellington has been told that the case is
essentially a simple one. Opening
the defence case lawyer Paul Mabey QC told the Wellington High Court jury
that the case came down to a simple issue - whether or not the complainant
consented to have sex. He said it was not about the morality of group sex
2005-0628 - Otago Daily Times -
Accuser wanted sex, court told
NZPA - A woman claiming she was gang-raped at Mount Maunganui 16 years ago
orchestrated a lunchtime rendezvous to have sex with several men, one of her
four alleged attackers told police. The
accused man, now aged 46, was interviewed by police last July after the woman
lodged a formal complaint in April 2004
2005-0628 - NZ Herald - Rape
accused: She seemed happy
One of four men accused of gang rape at Mt Maunganui 16 years ago told police
the woman involved had cuddled up and did not seem distressed after the
alleged incident. The accused, now aged 40, was interviewed by Detective
Sergeant Maxwell Taylor after the woman lodged a complaint with police in May
last year.
2005-0628 - Dominion Post -
Rape claimant 'a hottie who sought out sex'
A woman who says she was pack-raped 16 years ago was a "hottie" who
candidly sought sex with a man she had only just met, one of the rape accused
told police. "She knew what she wanted and she went after it like an
executive," the man told a police officer.
2005-0627 - Newstalk ZB -
Complainant was flirtatious says rape-accused
One of the four men accused of a pack rape 16 years ago at Mount Maunganui
told the police his accuser was flirtatious…….Detective Constable Brian
Cameron asked the man how he would describe the woman's personality. The man
replied that she was outgoing and flirtatious when she had had a few drinks
2005-0627 - Newstalk ZB - Rape
accused describes encounter
One of four men accused of pack-raping a woman in Mount Maunganui in 1989 has
recalled in a statement that the complainant seemed to enjoy their sexual
encounter. A policeman has read the statement to a High Court jury this
morning
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