Bath indecencies admitted
A 54-year-old man has admitted taking baths with a 12-year-old girl and getting her to “wash his penis”.
Police were able to track payments into the girl’s bank account after the baths took place, Judge John Strettell was told in the Christchurch District Court today.
The man, who has interim name suppression, was remanded on bail to November 9 for a pre-sentence report which will cover his suitability for home or community detention, and for a restorative justice meeting with the victim.
Judge Strettell granted the interim name suppression requested by defence counsel Craig Ruane but said it would have to be fully argued at the sentencing.
The unemployed man admitted a charge of sexual conduct with a young person aged under 16.
Police said the man had taken baths with a girl, some years ago, and had encouraged the victim to masturbate him under the guise that she was “washing his penis”.
The man is on bail pending sentencing.
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