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Shipton, Schollum vs Jane Doe Page 2 - 2007 Trial of
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The jury at the police indecent
assault trial has retired to consider its verdict after eight days of
evidence. Suspended Assistant Police
Commissioner Clint Rickards and former policemen Brad Shipton and Bob
Schollum are standing trial for kidnapping and indecent assault dating back more
than 20 years in Rotorua. Justice Judith Potter told the
jury they must concentrate only on the evidence in court and disregard
anything they have heard in the media, or from other people. She
reminded them the men have each been charged separately and if they believed
one of the accused is guilty, it does not necessarily mean the others are. On Tuesday the Crown called two
surprise witnesses to discount Brad Shipton's alibi that he was out of
Rotorua for most of February 1984, when the alleged incidents are to have
taken place. |
