The parole board should think long and hard before releasing you if you have not done such a programme," Judge McDonald said. During sentencing Judge McDonald said the families had been deeply traumatised by the offending. He admitted two charges of rape, 12 charges of unlawful sexual connection, a representative charge of attempted sexual violation by unlawful sexual connection and one charge of sexual conduct with a girl under 12. Gibbons plead guilty to the charges after a sentence indication hearing before Judge John McDonald last month. "Unless you do a sexual offender's course while in jail, you will remain a very serious risk to young girls.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 20, 2016 23:48 UTC