|
Allegations of abuse by
NZ Police |
|
|
peterellis
Home / police allegations / Rickards,
Shipton, Schollum vs Jane Doe Page 1 - 2007 Trial of
Rickards, Shipton, Schollum Week 1 |
|
|
Clint Rickards, Bob Schollum and
Brad Shipton deny the charges The woman accusing suspended
police assistant commissioner Clint Rickards and two former police officers of
sexually violating her has told a court she wants the conviction Louise
Nicholas failed to get. Under cross-examination today, the
woman was accused of embellishing her story and telling lies to impress the
jury at the High Court in She said she wanted to see the
three men - who were acquitted of rape and sexual violation charges against
Mrs Nicholas last year - convicted of the charges against her, but insisted
she was telling the truth. Rickards, Bob Schollum and Brad Shipton
deny charges of kidnapping and sexual assault on the woman, who was 16 at the
time of the alleged attack in Rotorua in the 1980s. Paul Mabey QC, defence lawyer for
Schollum, today told the woman she had been embellishing her story all along. The woman, who cannot be named,
then referred to last year's case, saying: "I know poor Louise Nicholas
lost her case and I am trying damn hard to make sure these guys are
done." Mr Mabey
said: "And you will say anything to get to that?" The woman replied: "I won't
say anything, but I will say the truth." Mr Mabey had been cross-examining
the woman on day three of the trial about what he said were inconsistencies
in earlier statements to those given during her evidence. The woman said a lot of the
inconsistencies arose because she had not been asked direct questions
earlier. The trial continues. |
