Offender to keep $50K from sale of Kaitaia lodge where he drugged, assaulted guestsCHRIS SKELTON/STUFF Michael Harris addresses one of his victims during a hearing at the High Court in Whangarei in 2016. A man who drugged, indecently assaulted and took intimate photos of guests at his backpackers' hostel will be allowed to keep the majority of the proceeds from its sale. GOOGLE MAPS The Mainstreet Lodge in Commercial St, Kaitaia was sold in a mortgagee sale in 2017. READ MORE:* Victim of Kaitaia hostel owner who drugged and assaulted guests 'mad and disgusted'* Kaitaia backpackers lodge owner admits drugging and assaulting guests* Kaitaia community 'nearing hysteria' over sex claimsHarris has appealed his sentence, and that appeal is yet to be heard. It later scaled back that bid and sought only the proceeds from the sale of the lodge, which totalled $70,865.55.

Source: Stuff March 10, 2018 00:45 UTC