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Offender Databases Shane-Lee Martin

Shane-Lee Martin

Alias

Shane-Lee Carter

Offences

Abduction and sexual violation by rape of a 14 year old Hamilton girl in December 2007

Victims

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Offender Affiliations

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Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born 1973

Current Location

Prison

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced to ten years in November 2008

Background
From the Waikato Times 26th November 2008
Taupiri's Shane-Lee Martin, 35, who befriended a teenage runaway using the name "SpongeBob SquarePants", was sentenced yesterday to 10 years' jail for her rape. A jury earlier found him guilty of abduction and rape. Martin, also known as Shane-Lee Carter, also pleaded guilty to an amended charge of doing an indecent act on the girl. The court heard that Martin offered the 14-year-old a ride from Hamilton last New Year's Eve before raping her near Karapiro.

From the Waikato Times 6th November 2008
A Taupiri man who befriended a teenage runaway with an offer of a ride has been found guilty of her abduction and rape. A jury yesterday found Shane-Lee Martin, 35, guilty of abduction and sexual violation by rape after a two-day trial in the Hamilton District Court. He earlier pleaded guilty to an amended charge of doing an indecent act on the girl.

Martin, also known as Shane-Lee Carter, befriended the 14-year-old runaway in Hamilton last New Year's Eve. The Crown alleged Martin told the girl he knew her mother and offered her a ride to Cambridge. The girl had run away from home to see her boyfriend in another town and had travelled on foot from Ngaruawahia to Hamilton that day. The court heard Martin drove the girl to a scenic reserve near the Karapiro dam and sexually assaulted her.

The girl said she was scared Martin would try to kill her down by the river. After the attack, Martin drove the girl to a Cambridge service station. Throughout the ordeal, the girl said, Martin declined to tell her his name, jokingly saying he was called "SpongeBob SquarePants". Judge Thomas Ingram remanded Martin in custody for sentencing later this month and ordered an updated victim impact statement and a probation report.

During the trial, the jury heard evidence from Dr Alison Hamilton who examined the girl following her rape complaint. Dr Hamilton said the girl's injuries were 10 times more likely to have occurred as a result of non-consensual sex. In evidence, an emotional Martin confirmed he gave the complainant a ride and said they had consensual sex. But the jury took only two hours yesterday to reject his defence.

In the Crown's closing address, prosecutor Rebecca Mann said Martin was a dishonest witness and his narrative of events was untrue. Defence counsel Russell Boot said Martin's behaviour after the alleged sex attack was not consistent with a person who had something to hide. Mr Boot said it did not make sense that Martin would take the girl to a busy service station and risk being identified if he had raped her.

From the Waikato Times 5th November 2008
An emotional Shane-Lee Martin yesterday denied raping a teenage runaway - but admitted to doing an indecent act. Martin, 35, is charged with abducting and raping a 14-year-old girl last New Year's Eve. The Crown alleges Martin befriended the runaway girl in Hamilton before driving her to a scenic reserve near the Karapiro dam and raping her. The girl had run away from home to see her boyfriend in another town.

Yesterday, at the Hamilton District Court, Martin pleaded guilty to an amended charge of doing an indecent act on the girl. Martin, also known as Shane-Lee Carter, broke down in tears as he sat in the witness box to give evidence. He said the pair had driven to a secluded location to have consensual sex.

Earlier, the girl told the court - via closed circuit television - that she was scared Martin would try to kill her down by the river. "I was scared he was going to murder me," she said. In evidence, Martin said the girl had told him she was 16. The trial, before Judge Thomas Ingram and a jury, is expected to end today

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