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Offender Databases Amor Walter

Amor Walter

Alias

Named in some reports as Amor Josiah Walter

Offences

Sexual abuse of 15 children aged three to fifteen in the Hutt Valley region between 1999 and 2006.
There were 44 charges in total of offences committed upon both boys and girls.
Walter had three previous child sex convictions as well as a Youth Court conviction.

Victims

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Offender Affiliations

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Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born 1979

Current Location

Prison

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced to preventive detention in February 2007
A minimum 15 year non-parole period was imposed
Eligible for release early 2022

Background
NZ Herald story here
"He has had intensive therapy in the past which had failed, and continued to offend in a calculated manner."

TVNZ story here
Hutt Valley man Amor Walter has been given a sentence of preventive detention on multiple charges of sexual offending. Walter, 27, was sentenced in the High Court in Wellington, after pleading guilty to 44 charges in the District Court.

His offending related to 15 children, girls and boys aged from three to 15 years. It took place in the Hutt Valley between 1999 and 2006. He was sentenced to preventive detention, with a minimum period of imprisonment of 15 years. Walter, who had befriended families with children, was abused by members in the public gallery when he was led away.

Persons close to this case advise that this offender in fact has no middle name, and the reported name Amor Josiah Walter is incorrect

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