Professional man faces more indecency charges
Two more indecency charges have been laid against a Christchurch professional man who denied three similar charges at a court appearance last month.
The 61-year-old man has interim suppression of his name and occupation and is next due to appear at a case review hearing – the next step on the way to jury trial – on September 5.
He originally faced charges alleging indecent assaults on three male clients.
The new charges referred to at an appearance before Justice Rachel Dunningham in the High Court at Christchurch today, allege indecent assaults on two further male clients.
The man was in the High Court to apply for a variation of his bail conditions that would allow him to attend an event in the United States. He would be out of New Zealand for two weeks.
Justice Dunningham heard submissions from defence counsel James Rapley and Crown prosecutor Barnaby Hawes and then decided that the variation could be granted.
She said the travel to the United States would be allowed, and the man’s passport – which he has had to surrender to the court – would be returned to him at the time of his departure and would have to be returned to the court on the day of his return to New Zealand.
She also imposed a $100,000 cash surety which will be held by the court while he is overseas.
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