A former Air Force sergeant has failed in a bid to have a slew of sexual convictions and a 13-year jail term overturned. In September, the Air Force announced Karen Clark, QC, would head the investigation. Robert Richard Roper, 70, was found guilty at trial on 20 sex charges against five girls from the 1970s and 1980s when he worked at the Royal New Zealand Air Force base in Hobsonville in the transport division. "Although it does not affect the view we take of the grounds of appeal, the evidence against Mr Roper was compelling," the appeal court judges said. Cartoon: The blind leading the blindingly gullible Sideswipe: June 3: Rainbows everywhere, must be a ...Ms Andrews previously slammed the Air Force after she was interviewed her three times during her childhood without any action being taken against Roper.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 16, 2016 02:37 UTC