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Offender Databases Louis Gate

Louis Rotoparere Gate

Alias

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Offences

Attacked two guards at Waikeria Prison while on remand in September 2004
Also previous convictions for sexual violation by unlawful sexual connection, wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and injuring with intent to injure, theft, intentional damage, credit by fraud, etc .
Nine convictions for violence

Victims

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Offender Affiliations

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Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born 1974

Current Location

Prison

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced to 12 years - but with a only a 5 year non-parole period - in October 2004
Release to be updated....

Background
From a Waikato Times story 20/10/2004
A man who attacked two Waikeria prison officers while on remand for sexual violation on a woman has been jailed for 12 years. Louis Gate, 30, was sentenced in the High Court at Hamilton on Monday after admitting charges of theft, intentional damage, credit by fraud, peeping and peering, sexual violation by unlawful sexual connection, wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and injuring with intent to injure. Gate was handcuffed and flanked by three prison officers at the sentencing. The charges arose from offending which ranged from stealing shoes and perfume from shops, to smashing a window, watching a woman shower, creeping up on another woman as she sunbathed and attacking her and attacking two prison officers. One of the officers had his neck sliced with a piece of plastic broken from a ceiling light.

Crown prosecutor Deborah Davies sought preventive detention, saying Gate was violent towards both sexes. The court heard Gate has more than 50 previous convictions, amassing nine violence convictions in 11 years. He has been sent to jail on 13 occasions - three times for offending against prison officers. But Gate's lawyer Richard Barnsdale argued the offending, while serious, did not warrant preventive detention and referred to his mental health problems, including a tentative diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia. Justice Hugh Williams decided against imposing preventive detention. Gate needed the opportunity to reform himself and seek treatment. He ordered Gate serve a minimum five-year non-parole period.

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