Rob Harrison, Peter Ellis' lawyer, addresses the Supreme Court. Photo: Jericho Rock-ArcherThe posthumous appeal of convicted sex offender Peter Ellis is under way in the Supreme Court, focusing on how evidence was collected from the child complainants and whether it was reliable for conviction. Ellis was convicted of 16 counts of child sex abuse in 1993. This is his third appeal – the first led to one complainant withdrawing her testimony and three of Ellis' 16 counts of child sex abuse being overturned. On Monday, his lawyer Rob Harrison told the court the appeal is hinged on a number of factors – firstly the risk of the children's testimony being contaminated.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 03, 2021 23:03 UTC