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Shipton, Schollum vs Jane Doe Page 1 - 2007 Trial of
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The woman who has accused
suspended Assistant Police Commissioner Clint Rickards and two former
officers of indecent assault will continue to be cross examined today. Rickards, Bob Schollum and Brad
Shipton have pleaded not guilty to kidnapping and indecent assault of the
girl in Rotorua 23 years ago. The woman described how she had
gone to a house and was handcuffed to a bedpost. The woman says the policemen
laughed as they assaulted her. The court heard that she was in a consensual
sexual relationship with Shipton when the alleged attack took place. The
woman told the court Schollum told her she and her family could suffer if she
said anything about the incident. She became upset under cross
examination, shaking and crying. Rickards' lawyer claimed there were so many
discrepancies in her evidence, she couldn't be believed. Shipton's lawyer
also began cross examination, claiming his client had a moustache at the time
of the incident and was not clean shaven as the woman claimed. |
