Hunters

 journal 12th April 2014

When the police arrived I was sitting in my kitchen at 42 Spencer Avenue. It didn't take them (there were two of them) long to inform me that they had a complaint against me, and that I was under arrest. They had a look at my car and noted the crack in the windscreen, and had a look inside, it was empty, and took a stick from the back seat. It was half a slasher handle, anout two feet long, made of hickory wood, with the word Noh written on it in mandarin. I used it as a lever for getting my steering lock off, but they thought it could potentially be used as a weapon. Despite several letters to them I have been unable to get it returned. Then they put me in the police car and drove me to the Te Puke police station.

After the wine I had consumed, I was starting to feel quite intoxicated. They said they would  breath test me, and the time was noted. They said I was over the limit for driving, and that they suspected I had been drinking and driving. It was therefore in my interests to request a blood test, and they phoned Tauranga for a nurse or doctor to do the test. The nurse took about twenty to thirty minutes to arrive, it must have been about 3.00 pm by then, but I have the times recorded quite accurately, from my first 111 call to the blood tests. The result of the blood test wasn't known for a day or two, but the breath test showed I was about twice the legal limit, after drinking three large glasses, (over a bottle) of red wine of about 13%, so I was arrested for drunk driving, and my drivers licence confiscated for 28 days.

Then they informed me they were taking statements from various people regarding a complaint of indecent assault on two children under the age of 12. They didn't want me to meet or see these people, but it turns out Savannah Rae, the daughter of Niven Rae was the complainant, and her brother also a witness who corroborated her witness statement. Also there were children there who were making statements. As a result I was charged with indecent assault on two children under the age of 12, and I made a video statement saying I didn't touch anybody, I left when asked to, and I certainly didn't sit on the ground. My lawyer David Bates has seen the statements, but I can't recall exactly what I said, and he  certainly wasn't present when I made the statement. I'm sure I would have mentioned the reason for my 111 emergency call, the assault against my person and my car. Then I was told I would appear in court the next day, Friday, and I was driven home by one of the policemen. It was by then about 6.00 pm.