After spending six nights in prison a prominent and wealthy New Zealand businessman is again making another bid for bail pending an appeal of his convictio
Prominent businessman jailed for indecent assaults and corruption Jean Bell
A prominent businessman has been jailed for two years and four months after indecently assaulting three men and attempting to bribe one of them to drop his complaint.
After a four-week trial in March, the rich-lister was found guilty of three charges of indecent assault relating to three men, and two charges of attempting to dissuade a witness.
The businessman s manager along with well-known entertainer Mika X have been sentenced to home detention for their individual part in a plan to get a witness to drop his complaint.
In the High Court at Auckland today, Justice Geoffrey Venning sentenced the man to jail and gave him a first strike under the three strikes law.
Prominent businessman jailed for two years, four months
Prominent businessman jailed for two years, four months Thu, 27 May 2021, 12:10PM
A prominent businessman has been jailed but continues to vehemently deny indecently assaulting three people and later trying to bribe one of his victims.
The wealthy Kiwi was found guilty by a High Court jury in March of assaulting a trio of men in the early 2000s, 2008 and 2016.
The businessman, who continues to maintain interim name suppression, was also convicted - alongside others - of twice trying to pervert the course of justice by offering a bribe for the 2016 victim to drop their claims.
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