Tara Shaskey17:07, Jul 16 2021
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A jury in New Plymouth District Court found Nikorima Karaitiana guilty on two charges of indecent assault.
A 60-year-old man has been found guilty of kissing a young girl on the lips and telling her he wanted to father her children. Nikorima Karaitiana defended two historical charges of indecently assaulting a female aged 12 to 16 in New Plymouth District Court. The jury trial began on Wednesday and verdicts were delivered Friday afternoon. The court heard Karaitiana took the girl swimming several years ago when she was about 12 or 13. It was then that he held the girl in a hug and kissed her on the lips, trying to put his tongue into her mouth.
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