As a teenager, Lance Joseph Brew repeatedly raped and sexually violated a young girl. Brew was sentenced at the Hamilton District Court this week after earlier pleading guilty to two representative charges of sexual violation by rape and sexual violation - both of which have a maximum penalty of 20 years in jail. CHRISTEL YARDLEY/STUFF Lance Brew was sentenced at the Hamilton District Court this week after earlier pleading guilty to two representative charges of sexual violation by rape and sexual violation (FILE). Prior to his sentencing, his victim read to the court a harrowing account of how he had all but ruined her life. His client had made "a full and frank" confession to the policeMARK TAYLOR/STUFF Lance Brew also competed in the Huntly Half Marathon in 2017.

Source: Stuff November 14, 2019 02:00 UTC