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Assistant Police Commissioner
Clint Rickards is expected to give evidence at his High Court trial in Auckland
today, as he faces kidnapping and indecent assault charges. Mr Rickards, along with former
officers Brad Shipton and Bob Schollum, are on trial at the High Court in
Auckland, accused of kidnapping and indecent assault between November 1983
and August 1984. The complainant was aged 16 at the time. All three men formally entered not
guilty pleas in the High Court in Auckland on Monday. Extensive suppression
orders apply to the charges. The Crown is expected to wrap up
its case this morning. Afterwards, Mr Rickards is likely to be called to the
witness box for the defence. Lawyers for the two other accused have said it
is too early to say whether their clients will also be giving evidence. In March last year, a jury cleared
the three men of 20 charges of sexual violation and indecent assault against
a Rotorua woman, Louise Nicholas, in 1986. |
