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Iain McGregor/Stuff The site of the hearing, Pitcairn Island s Town Hall. (File photo) He also argued Magistrate Young had shown unconscious bias when he warned Warren he would be subject to a $100 fine if he were to breach a good behaviour bond related to an earlier offence. Ellis said the maximum penalty for his client was losing $100, and it would only be imposed if the magistrate found there were no mitigating features. But in his decision, released to Stuff, Magistrate Young said there was no issue with the summons as Warren had been served with documents on his return to the island, after seeking medical treatment in New Zealand. ....
Warren now faces three charges of indecency, to which he has entered no plea. It is alleged he was spotted walking around the island while naked on three occasions between January and June 2020. The start of Warren’s hearing, held at the magistrates’ court at Pitcairn community hall, was delayed when he failed to appear. Prosecutor Kieran Raftery, and court registry staff, joined the hall via audiovisual link from Auckland, with Warren s lawyer Tony Ellis joining via his laptop from home. A short time after the hearing started, Warren arrived and told the magistrate he had seen the public notice about the hearing but hadn t realised it referred to his case. ....