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David Ian Bach

Alias

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Offences

Sexual violation of at least eight girls aged from six upwards, from 1996 through to 2001 in Hawke's Bay and Mt Maunganui

Victims

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Offender Affiliations

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Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born 1958

Current Location

Prison

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced in 1997 for his 1996 offending for an unspecified period
Sentenced in August 2001 to preventive detention for at least 10 years
Eligible for parole from August 2010

Background
Found guilty in the Rotorua High Court of 11 sexual offences against three girls aged six, seven and eight. He had pleaded not guilty to 16 charges in all, was found not guilty on five. Bach's lawyer told the court his client was a playmate for the three girls and "played inventive fun games with them". He said there was no sexual abuse and the girls had told "lie after lie" to CYFS interviwers. The Crown Prosecutor told the jury Bach had befriended the children's mothers and offered to babysit the three girls. He had paraded naked in front of them and allowed them to sleep in his bed when there were spare beds. Bach had a conviction in 1997 for sexual indecency offences committed in 1996. His response to rehabilitation had been unsatisfactory. A pre-sentence report stated Bach first gained the trust and confidence of the victim's mothers "to facilitate his nefarious intent" and that he was a serious risk to public safety. Justice Potter said Bach's offending was "planned, subtle and sinister".

From Brian Harmer's WYSIWYG News August 2001
A Mount Maunganui man has been jailed indefinitely for sex offences against young girls. 43-year-old painter David Bach has been sentenced to preventive detention in the High Court in Hamilton on 12 charges, including indecent assault and sexual violation involving four young girls. The judge referred to the offending as "planned, subtle and sinister". His lawyer, Tony Balme, says that his client has a right of appeal, and is still considering the matter. David Batch has previous convictions for sex offences and his house at Mount Maunganui was earlier the subject of an unsolved arson attack.

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