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Shipton, Schollum vs Jane Doe Page 1 - 2007 Trial of
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A high-ranking police officer says
he has no recollection of ever meeting the woman accusing him of indecent
assault and her allegations are untrue. Assistant Police Commissioner
Clint Rickards is on trial with former officers Brad Shipton and Bob Schollum
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. The Crown completed its case on
Thursday and Mr Rickards was called to the witness stand. He told the court on Thursday that
at the time of the allegations he was a uniformed officer and due to a knee
injury he was either on crutches, limping or had a plaster cast. The
complainant had earlier said she did not recall that he was in uniform or
incapacitated. All three men formally entered not
guilty pleas on Monday. Extensive suppression orders apply to the charges.
Lawyers for the two other accused have said it is too early to say if their
clients will also give 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. |
