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Nathan Wayne Anderson

Alias

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Offences

Rape and sexual violation of a Christchurch girl in July 2001
Also a history of dishonest offences

Victims

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Offender Affiliations

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Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born 1986

Current Location

unknown

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced to five years in May 2002

Background
THE PRESS, 22nd May 2002
A teenage rape victim has left school and avoids going outside alone since the incident, the Christchurch District Court has been told. Nathan Wayne Anderson, now 16, was yesterday sentenced to five years imprisonment by Judge Stephen Erber for the rape and sexual violation of the girl, then aged 14. Before the rape, Anderson and the victim had been long-standing friends, the court was told.

Judge Erber said the incident, which happened behind Anderson's mother's garage on July 13 last year, had a marked effect on the victim's life. "She was a warm and cheerful girl at school. She now avoids going outside by herself. She had to leave school and and is now working in an unskilled job," the judge said. Judge Erber said the girl's age was an aggravating feature, but he also treated Anderson's age as a mitigating factor in his sentencing.

Anderson's attitude, as displayed in a video of his police interview, "seemed to be pretty bloodless", the judge said. "There seems to be a lack of remorse." Anderson was under the influence of beer and cannabis when the incident happened. He and the victim had been play- fighting and hugging, but this turned to sexual advances by Anderson. The victim said she repeatedly told Anderson to stop, squirted her asthma inhaler in his face, punched him in the face causing a nosebleed, and finally twisted his testicles.

Defence counsel for Anderson, David Ruth, told the court "the matters that constituted rape were brief in nature", but conceded that there was an "undeniable breach of trust" by Anderson. Crown prosecutor Andrew McRae said Anderson's breach of trust and impact on the victim was significant. Anderson had a history of dishonest offences, and the risk of further dishonesty offending was high, Mr McRae said.

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