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Offender Databases Richard Peke

Richard Tamati Peke

Alias

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Offences

Rape of a Huntly woman after unlawfully entering her home in August 2003
A substantial list of previous convictions including burglary, none of a sexual nature
Committed a burglary in November 2003 while out on bail from the rape charge!

Victims

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Offender Affiliations

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Gang affiliations

none known

Age

unknown

Current Location

Corrections facility

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced to nine years in January 2004
Reduced by a year on appeal in September 2004

Background
The Court of Appeal was told police were unable to indentify the offender after the rape despite considerable publicity at the time. But two months later ESR found materials on the databank matching Peke. He pleaded guilty on his first court appearance despite claiming to remember nothing of the rape

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Corrections and Additional Information
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