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Offender Databases John Guyton

John Karl Guyton

Alias

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Offences

Assault on a Timaru woman (x3) in August 2006, plus wounding with intent to injure of a Timaru woman in October 2006
The last charge arose from an incident where he hit her over the head with a bar stool while on bail for the earlier offences
Threatening behaviour in January 2008 resulting in a protection order being issued
Sexual connection with a minor (x4) and indecent assault of a 15 year old girl in late 2007

Victims

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Offender Affiliations

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Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born 1971

Current Location

At large in Waimate

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced to 3 years 9 months in February 2007
Was released October 2007 on home detention
Sentenced to another 3 years in June 2008
Parole declined April 2009 and April 2010 and again April 2011
Released under supervision January 2012

Background
High Court decision here (PDF)
From Timaru Herald story 10th February 2007
A Waimate man who was imprisoned for hitting his partner over the head with a bar stool had his sentence reduced in the High Court yesterday. John Karl Guyton, 35, unemployed of Waimate had his four-and-a-half year sentence cut back to three years and nine months when he appeared before Justice Fogarty in Timaru. Justice Fogarty also set aside a two year non-parole period allowing Guyton a faster entry into alcohol rehabilitation and anger management programmes.

Guyton pleaded guilty to three charges of assaulting a female and wounding with intent to injure. In two separate incidents Guyton slapped his partner and gagged her with a towel before urinating on her. A few months later Guyton swung a bar stool at his partner's head knocking her to the floor. Defence counsel Sarah Saunderson-Warner said the district court judge had been wrong in considering a five-year prison term as the starting point when deciding on Guyton's sentence. Doing so resulted in an excessive sentence.

Crown prosecutor Ian Murray said the sentence imposed reflected the criminality of the charges. Justice Fogarty said the starting point for sentencing should have been three-and-a-half years. Justice Fogarty overturned the minimum non-parole period imposed to help Guyton on his way to rehabilitating and resuming his relationship with his partner and their six children.

The sexual offences were committed while he was left unsupervised on home detention in Waimate
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