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Shipton, Schollum vs Jane Doe Page 6 - Further Reaction to
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Prime Minister Helen Clark is hinting
that the findings of the Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct will be
damning. Dame Margaret Bazley's findings
are due out at the end of this month. Miss Clark has been given a heads up on
the report and while she is not giving much away, she says "it will
certainly have issues for all of us to think about when it comes out". The Prime Minister says the issue
has always been whether the police rape allegations relate to a historical
culture within the force, or whether it is still a contemporary matter. Miss
Clark is also hinting that it will be alarming to police bosses as well. She
says she is sure the country will hear more from police when they are in a
position to speak. Miss Clark says she is appalled by
some of the evidence which was raised in the police sex trials. She says she
has serious doubts a teenage girl would consent to having group sex with
police officers. She says she is constrained in what she can say about the
historical sex cases involving Clint Rickards, Bob Schollum and Brad Shipton.
Miss Clark says she has to question whether there can be any genuine consent
when you have police officers in a position of responsibility in a community
engaging in group sex with a teenage girl. Helen Clark suspects there are
many women who do not come forward after being raped. She says the whole
issue is very complicated for women. Miss Clark says those who are making the
complaint often end up with their lives dragged through the courts in a way
that can be utterly humiliating and demeaning.
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