The 52-year-old man was found guilty on six charges of indecent assault at a trial in the Nelson District Court in January. Virginia Woolf/Stuff The man was granted permanent name suppression and sentenced to two and a half years in prison. Dominion-Post Judge Chris Tuohy said the man had a "tough pathway through life" but did not justify the offending. The man had not entered a guilty plea, had not accepted guilt since the trial and showed no sign of remorse. Reports before the court showed the man had a moderate to high risk of reoffending.

Source: Stuff June 18, 2020 06:11 UTC