Photo: NZ HeraldA former Auckland teacher accused of sexually abusing young boys has been found guilty on five out of ten charges. Benjamin Swann, 56, faced a retrial in the High Court at Auckland last week, accused of 10 charges of indecent acts on six boys. The defence had argued that each of the boys lied while the Crown said their accounts were honest. This morning, by way of majority verdict, a jury found him guilty of five charges and was unable to decide on the other charges. Last year a jury was unable to reach verdicts on the case - despite deliberating for three days.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 16, 2020 22:52 UTC