Dilworth School historical sex abuse: Third accused man dies
14 May, 2021 05:34 AM
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A man charged as part of Operation Beverly has died and his charges will be dropped. Photo / Dean Purcell
A man charged as part of Operation Beverly has died and his charges will be dropped. Photo / Dean Purcell
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A third man facing charges over alleged historical sex abuse at Auckland s Dilworth School has died.
Police confirmed a man charged as part of Operation Beverly - in which 100 alleged victims contacted police - has died.
As a consequence, any charges he faced will be withdrawn in due course, they said in a statement.
Auckland private school Dilworth wins appeal to buy back land beneath overpass
9 Mar, 2021 05:00 AM
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Dilworth School won a seven-year court battle with the New Zealand Transport Agency over rights to real estate beneath the Newmarket motorway viaduct. Photo / File
Dilworth School won a seven-year court battle with the New Zealand Transport Agency over rights to real estate beneath the Newmarket motorway viaduct. Photo / File The country s richest private school just won the right to enrich itself further after the Court of Appeal ruled it had the right to buy back Auckland land acquired 50 years ago to build a
Dilworth School sex abuse investigation: Two more men charged as number of victims grows to more than 100
24 Feb, 2021 12:05 AM
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Dilworth School in the Auckland suburb of Epsom opened in 1906. Photo / Dean Purcell
Ben Leahy is a reporter for the New Zealand HeraldBen.Leahy@nzherald.co.nz
More than 100 victims have now emerged in the Dilworth School sexual abuse investigation, which today saw two new arrests.
A 70-year-old Palmerston North man faces three charges of indecent assault and one of inducing a boy to do an indecent act.
A 71-year-old Levin man faces three charges of indecency with boys.
Letters to the editor: Tourism, Saudi Arabia, Dilworth School
21 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Walkers in the southern crater of the Tongariro Crossing. The number of walkers has grown hugely and the track has become crowded. Photo / Mike Scott
Walkers in the southern crater of the Tongariro Crossing. The number of walkers has grown hugely and the track has become crowded. Photo / Mike Scott
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Dilworth School investigation: The Crown cases against a man who will no longer go to trial
16 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Seven men had been charged after an investigation into alleged historical sexual offending at Dilworth School. Video / New Zealand Police / File
Seven men had been charged after an investigation into alleged historical sexual offending at Dilworth School. Video / New Zealand Police / File
A former Dilworth scout leader who died before facing two separate trials was accused of giving students drugs at his Auckland home before indecently assaulting them. In one case the Crown claimed the complainant had consumed alcohol and cannabis until he passed out and later awoke to a sex act.