Photo: Getty ImagesAn Auckland man who indecently assaulted another tourist in the Cook Islands after entering her hotel room while she was sleeping has been jailed. When the victim returned to NZ, she made a complaint with police and, with the leave of the Attorney-General of New Zealand and Solicitor-General of the Cook Islands, O'Carroll was charged. He first appeared in the Auckland District Court but his case was transferred to the High Court. "There is no sentence of home detention in the Cook Islands," said Justice Edwin Wylie in the decision. "However, the Sentencing Act and the Sentencing Amendment Act 2007 form no part of Cook Islands law and cannot be implied into Cook Islands law.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 18, 2019 22:52 UTC