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Offender Databases Joseph Rehutahi

Joseph Rehutahi

Alias

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Offences

Indecent assault of an 8 year old Manawatu girl in 2007, assault and resisting a police officer, wilful damage, plus various bail breaches
64 previous convictions

Victims

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Offender Affiliations

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Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born 1972

Current Location

Unknown

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced to 18 months in February 2008, served 9 months

Background
Manawatu Standard, Friday, 29th February 2008
A man with 64 previous convictions was back in prison yesterday. Palmerston North District Court judge Michael Radford yesterday sentenced Joseph Rehutahi to 18 months prison on seven charges, including indecent assault, assault and resisting a police officer, wilful damage, and various bail breaches.

Judge Radford said all the other charges "paled into insignificance" compared with the one of indecent assault on an 8-year-old girl in 2006 in the city, which was premeditated and included a "despicable" threat to the girl not to tell. Ten of the last 20 years of Rehutahi's life had been spent behind bars. "You have no remorse and entrenched anti-social beliefs." Lawyer Jacinda Younger said Rehutahi said he couldn't remember committing the offence but had pleaded guilty to lessen the stress on the girl of going to trial. He'd once had a good relationship with her.

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