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Home invasion and assault with intent to commit sexual violation of a Rotorua woman in May 2003
Prior conviction for male assault on female in 1999
Also burglary charges
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none known
unknown
At large in Rotorua
Sentenced to six years in early 2004
Unsuccessfully appealed this sentence in August 2004
Background
The victim returned home to find her front door was smashed open. She reported this to police but nothing had been stolen. Two days later Pohe knocked on her door and she answered the door mistakenly thinking it was one of her friends. Pohe was partially naked (upper body). He tried to get into the victim's house but she managed to prevent him from entering. She then called the police but Pohe broke into her house while the victim was on the phone, he assaulted her and tried to rape her.