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William Ronald Carey

Alias

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Offences

Sexual violation by rape (x2), unlawful sexual connection and indecent assault all on a six year old Whangarei girl from 2001

Victims

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Offender Affiliations

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Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born 1965

Current Location

Corrections facility

Parole/Release Dates

Was sentenced to 15 years with a 9 year minimum non-parole period in June 2008
Re-sentenced to 16 years with an 8 year minimum non-parole period after retrial

Background
From the Northern Advocate 9th June 2010
A man jailed for 16 years for raping a 6-year-old girl has refused to read about the impact the offending had on the victim. William Ronald Carey was sentenced in the Whangarei District Court yesterday to 16 years in jail with a non-parole period of eight years. He had been found guilty of unlawful sexual connection, indecent assault and two counts of sexual violation by rape. It was the second time Carey had been found guilty of the offences. He had been convicted of nine charges at a Whangarei District Court trial in 2008, but appealed the convictions. He was tried again last month and convicted on four of the nine charges.

The 16-year jail sentence imposed in the Whangarei District Court yesterday was one year longer than the sentence resulting from the guilty verdict at his first trial. Judge Anne Kiernan delivered yesterday's sentence after calling an adjournment so defence lawyer Lester Caldwell could show Carey the victim impact reports. When the court resumed, Mr Caldwell said Carey had refused to read them or be told of their contents, saying that he had no interest in their contents because he was not guilty.

The judge imposed sentences of 16 years and 12 years for the rapes; eight years for unlawful sexual connection; and two years for the indecent assault. The sentences are to be served concurrently. "You effectively groomed this child from the age of six and took opportunities when you could to offend against her over the years," Judge Kiernan said. "Her impact report sets out that she has been badly damaged by your offending ... it has clearly had a permanent effect on her life ... she is deeply depressed and has low self esteem." Judge Kiernan said the accused's refusal to express remorse made him unsuitable for rehabilitative programmes, and, untreated, he had been assessed medium to high risk of reoffending.

From the Northern Advocate 28th June 2008
A Northland man who raped a young girl repeatedly has been jailed for 15 years - but still claims he is innocent. William Ronald Carey, 43, labourer of Whangarei, was sentenced to 15 years' jail when he appeared in Whangarei District Court yesterday after previously being found guilty by a jury on six charges of sexual violation by rape, two charges of sexual violation by unlawful sexual connection and one of indecent assault. Judge Keith de Ridder said yesterday that Carey must serve a minimum non-parole period of nine years in jail before he was able to be considered for parole.

Defence lawyer Nigel Cook said Carey accepted the verdicts but still believed he was innocent and claimed "it never happened". Judge de Ridder said the offending had happened on many occasions where Carey would get the girl alone and rape her.One time he had been watching a pornographic video and forced her to perform sexual acts on him. Judge de Ridder read parts of the victim's impact statement which said she suffered from post traumatic stress syndrome, deep depression, nightmares and at one point she had considered suicide. "So far I can't find anyone or anything to remove the pain. It is something that will stay with me for life," the victim said. "Your actions have ruined my life."

Crown prosecutor Peter Magee said it was abhorrent offending over six years and there were no mitigating circumstances in the case. He suggested 15 years was an appropriate starting point. Judge de Ridder agreed: "The jury accepted what the victim said. There are no mitigating circumstances, there is no remorse expressed and there are no factors that enable me to decrease the starting point." In an unusual step during the sentencing, the judge allowed Carey's sister to read a statement on behalf of the family to the court, without having first checked the letter. His sister said that in their hearts the family knew he was not guilty and that he had been wrongly convicted. "The justice system has failed us and now an innocent man is serving a prison term for a crime he did not commit," she said. Judge de Ridder stopped the woman and told her it was not the appropriate forum for the matters to be raised.

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