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Shipton, Schollum vs Jane Doe Page 3 - 2007 Trial of
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They left court in all manner of
ways after the not guilty verdicts. Clint Rickards walked out the front doors
claiming vindication and reinstatement; Bob Schollum and Brad Shipton left in
a prison van, returning to complete their sentences for an earlier rape
conviction. Louise Nicholas, whose own claims of rape were rejected a year
ago, again left stunned and Sharon Shipton, the woman accused by the
prosecutor of lying to cover for her husband, left by the back door where she
spoke to Michael Holland. Not Guilty Part 2. Rickards Reaction The defendants and their families
were obviously relieved today, especially Clint Rickards, the man once
destined for the top of the New Zealand Police force. Rickards and his former
fellow officers were found not guilty of kidnapping and violating a 16 year
old girl with a bottle. It was a case where certain facts were kept from the
jury and the public, in particular the fact that both Shipton and Schollum
were already serving sentences after being found guilty in a previous rape
case. Today's case is the third involving Shipton and Schollum and the second
for the Assistant Police Commissioner who is now demanding his job back. Not Guilty Part 3. Louise Nicholas Mark Sainsbury talks to the woman
who started it all, Louise Nicholas, who's been through all of this herself
last year. She was in
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