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Offender Databases William Nahu

William Lordy Nahu

Alias

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Offences

Kidnapping and grevious bodily harm of a woman in August 1997

Victims

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Offender Affiliations

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Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born 1960

Current Location

Unknown

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced to just 3 years 6 months in September 1998
Increased by the Solicitor General to 5 years on appeal

Background
WAIKATO TIMES, August 22, 1998
A Tokoroa man who claimed the woman he allegedly raped had initiated sex between them has been found not guilty in the High Court at Rotorua. William Lordy Nahu, 38, labourer, had pleaded guilty to kidnapping a woman and causing her grievous bodily harm but not guilty to raping her. The Crown said Nahu, after forcing the woman to drive to an isolated area where he severely beat her on the night of August 5 last year, raped her at his home the following morning.

She had asked to go home three times but Nahu had not let her and had raped her, it was alleged. Giving evidence Nahu denied raping the woman, saying she had initiated sex. He had "bummed out" about beating her and sex had been the last thing on his mind, he said. He denied forcing her to stay at his home against her will, saying he had "suggested" she stay and she had agreed. The woman had lied when she later told police she did not want to have sex with him and wanted to go home, Nahu said. Crown prosecutor John McDonald said the woman had suffered a broken nose, required four stitches to her eye and had bruising, swelling and scratches from head to toe from the beating.

Defence counsel Denise Clark said the complainant had told Nahu what she thought he wanted to hear to calm him down when he was beating her. The woman said she had "pretended" she wanted to have sex with the accused and although she might have had reasons for doing so, she thereby led him to believe she was consenting. Ms Clark said the woman was with Nahu over a period of hours and he could have raped her at any point if that had been his intention. Nahu was acquitted of rape and remanded in custody to the High Court at Auckland for sentencing on September 4 on kidnapping and grievous bodily harm charges.

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