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George Robert McGaffin

Alias

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Offences

Rape (x9) and indecency (x12) in respect of three Thames girls aged from 7 between 1970 and 1986

Victims

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Offender Affiliations

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Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born 1933

Current Location

unknown

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced to 8 years (each rape charge) and 4 years (each indecency charge) in June 1996
All terms to be served concurrently!

Background
From Waikato Times story June 19th 1996
A Thames dairy farmer sentenced to eight years' jail on 21 counts of rape, indecent assault and inducement has been ordered to pay his three victims $120,000 reparation. George Robert McGaffin, 63, was sentenced yesterday in Hamilton District Court by Judge Robert Spear to eight years' prison for each rape charge and four years for each indecent assault and inducement charge, to be served concurrently. One of the victims was awarded $60,000 and the other two received $30,000 each. McGaffin, who was found guilty in a trial and continues to deny the offences, committed the sexual assaults over a 16-year period from 1970. Two of his victims were aged 7 and 8 when he first violated them. His defence counsel, Kevin Ryan, said that sometimes people of McGaffin's age found it hard to admit such things. McGaffin was a first offender and had a record of hard work.

Judge Spear said the only thing in McGaffin's favour was that he was a first-time offender. He said he had to be cautious not to let his own revulsion of McGaffin get in the way of a suitable sentence. McGaffin's denial of the offences had had a continued and significant impact on at least one of his victims, who wanted above all else McGaffin's acknowledgement that the offending had occurred, he said. McGaffin's probation report outlined him as a person who presented himself as gentle and warm. "I think you are . . . quite capable of turning on the charm when you need to," Judge Spear said. "You are a person with a very cold heart."

From Waikato Times story May 7th 1996
A 62-year-old Thames farmer has been found guilty on 21 sex- related charges, including nine of rape. A Hamilton District Court jury found George Robert McGaffin guilty on all charges following a trial last week. McGaffin was found guilty on nine charges of rape, six of indecent assault on a girl aged under 12, two of indecent assault on a girl aged between 12 and 16 and one of indecent assault on a girl aged over 16. He was also found guilty on two charges of inducing a girl under 12 to do an indecent act and one of attempting to induce a girl to do an indecent act. McGaffin was remanded in custody awaiting sentence on May 27.

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