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The Star Thursday June 15 2023 14 COURT Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Convicted sexual predator maintains innocence • By Emily Moorhouse A MAN found guilty of sexually assaulting a young girl for three years maintains he’s innocent and stood in the dock shaking his head as his victim described the ongoing effects of his abuse. Blair Hunt, 55, appeared in the district court on Monday for sentencing with his arms crossed, often sighing as the judge outlined his offending. Even after a jury found him guilty of 11 charges of sexual connection with a young person and five of indecent assault against a young person, he didn’t accept the verdict, and nor did his supporters who filled a large space in the public gallery. Hunt’s victim and a couple of her supporters sat at the other end of the gallery, watching as he was imprisoned for three years and two months. The victim said Hunt destroyed her concept of love as he would often tell her he loved and she began to believe his actions were normal, in a statement read to the court by Crown Prosecutor Grace Collet. It wasn’t until the victim was in a health class when the teacher began discussing consent that things slowly started clicking into place. The offending spanned from 2016 to 2019 and involved Hunt touching the victim, who was under 16, inappropriately on multiple occasions. The victim said Hunt would assault her every chance he got and would often wait until the This report was produced by Open Justice – Te Pātītī, a Public Interest Journalism initiative funded by NZ on Air pair were alone. Hunt’s lawyer Kerryn Beaton KC said her client did not accept the jury’s verdict and asked the judge to take his health into consideration while imposing a sentence, as diabetes can be difficult to manage in prison. However, Judge Kevin Phillips rejected the idea of Hunt’s good character, stating he lost this when the offending first began and continued over three years. SEXUAL HARM Where to get help: If it’s an emergency and you feel that you or someone else is at risk, call 111. If you’ve ever experienced sexual assault or abuse and need to talk to someone, contact Safe to Talk confidentially, any time 24/7: • Call 0800 044 334 • Text 4334 • Email support@safetotalk.nz • For more info or to web chat visitsafetotalk.nz Alternatively contact your local police station. If you have been sexually assaulted, remember it’s not your fault. Assault charge withdrawn after man’s death • By Sam Sherwood POLICE HAVE withdrawn an assault charge against a man after the death of Rangi Ned Kingi at a Bryndwr property four months ago. Kingi, 43, was found dead at an address on Eden Pl, Bryndwr, on February 4. Another man had suffered serious injuries when emergency services arrived at the home and was taken to hospital. Police later charged a 53-yearold man, who was injured, with assault. The man has name suppression. In the district court on Tuesday, Crown prosecutor Kerry White sought leave to withdraw the assault charge, which Judge Tony Couch granted. The man’s appearance was excused. Police said emergency services were called to the address on Eden Pl about 6.20pm on February 4. Kingi’s oldest child, Luther Anderson-Kingi, earlier told the NZ Herald his father was “hardworking, loving, caring”. Luther Anderson-Kingi (left) with his father Rangi Kingi. Kingi loved his son’s partner’s children like they were his own grandchildren, he said. “He had a good soul, he had a good heart.” Anderson-Kingi said the family was “confused” and waiting for answers. “We’re not coping because we don’t have answers, we don’t know what happened. “The whole family is up in the air. We just want to know what happened to dad.” – NZ Herald Bin Good with recycling By putting the right clean items in the yellow bin, you’re helping to reduce waste going to landfill. These are the only items that can go in the yellow bin: Remember: Give your bottles and containers a rinse and make sure they are loose. Plastic bottles & containers numbered 1, 2 and 5 (3 litres and under and put lids in the red bin) Glass bottles and jars (put lids in the red bin) Thanks for bin good If you need more info download our handy Christchurch Bins app ccc.govt.nz/bin-app Flattened cardboard and paper (no smaller than a standard envelope) Aluminium cans and metal tins (please don’t squash)
Thursday June 15 2023 The Star 15 Thank you to our community patrollers Community patrols are an important partner to the police and a valuable asset to our neighbours. The first Canterbury patrol was set up in 1994 and there are currently 15 patrols supporting our streets. These patrols pre-dated the national CPNZ body, which was established in 2002 and in June of 2019 they celebrated their 25 year anniversary helping Christchurch feel safer. The police and patrols share the same goal: Safer communities together. The patrols work closely with the police as their additional eyes and ears. The key role of patrols is to observe, record and report, including taking note of the little things that may be out of place or not quite right that might form part of a bigger picture for the police. Patrols assist in big and small emergency situations and community events to provide support to the police or organisers. Christchurch Patrols also work with the City Council reporting issues such as graffiti and rubbish so that they can be dealt with promptly. A big thank you to all of our patrollers who are volunteers between the ages of 20 to over 80, who share a commitment to give back to their community. They all believe that by doing what they can they make the community a better, safer place: at a time when many within the community are feeling stressed and pressured. Thank you to the dozens of volunteers who give of their time who help to give peace and comfort to keep our streets safe. We salute you. Become a member If you are interested in becoming a patroller, contact your nearest community patrol Ashburton Community Patrol Ashburton.cpnz@gmail.com 027 212 1885 Burwood Pegasus Community Watch burwoodpegasus@cpnz.org.nz (03) 942 818 Christchurch Nth Community Patrol christchurchnorth@cpnz.org.nz 027 694 2291 Christchurch Sth Community Patrol christchurchsouth@cpnz.org.nz 027 748 0697 City Park Community Patrol citypark@cpnz.org.nz 021 254 8512 City to Sumner Community Patrol citytosumner@cpnz.org.nz 021 361 4343 Hornby Community Patrol hornby@cpnz.org.nz 022 086 4400 Kaiapoi Community Watch kaiapoi@cponz.org.nz 027 442 4436 Malvern Community Patrol malvern@cpnz.org Cell: 021 617 326 Rangiora Community Patrol rangiora@cpnz.org.nz Cell: 021 138 8795 Riccarton Community Patrol riccarton@cpnz.org.nz 027 610 3530 Rolleston Community Patrol rolleston@cpnz.org.nz 021 038 1360 Selwyn Community Patrol selwyn@cpnz.org.nz 022 042 9420 Timaru Community Patrol timaru@cpnz.org.nz 03 687 9808 (Timaru Police Station) Twizel Community Patrol twizel@cpnz.org.nz 03 435 0719 (Twizel police Station) Canterbury patrollers celebrate more than 25 years of service to their community
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