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Shipton, Schollum vs Jane Doe Page 1 - 2007 Trial of
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A senior policeman and two former
officers acquitted of sexual offending in the 1980s will go on trial on
Monday, in relation to separate allegations. Assistant Police Commissioner
Clint Rickards, and former officers Brad Shipton and Bob Schollum are to
appear at the High Court in Last year, a jury cleared them of
20 charges of sexual violation and indecent assault against a Rotorua woman,
Louise Nicholas, in 1986. The jury of seven women and five men delivered its
verdict on March 31, 2006, after three days of deliberations following a two
and a half week trial at the High Court at All three now face charges in
relation to another complainant in the 1980s. Extensive suppression orders
apply to the charges. A 12-member jury is expected to be
impanelled on Monday. The trial is set down for two weeks. |
