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Offender Databases Maurice Niwa

Maurice Niwa

Alias

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Offences

Seven charges of molesting young New Plymouth girls over a four-year period

Victims

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Offender Affiliations

Simon Niwa

Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born 1940

Current Location

unknown

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced to seven years in April 2006
Eligible for parole July 2008

Background
Taranaki Daily News story 18/03/2006
A retired New Plymouth man accused of molesting young girls over a four-year period has been found guilty on seven of the 11 sex charges he faced in the New Plymouth District Court. Maurice Niwa (65) has been remanded in custody and will be sentenced on April 17.

Taranaki Daily News story 08/04/2006
A retired New Plymouth man found guilty of molesting young girls over a four-year period was sentenced to seven years' jail. Maurice Niwa (65) appeared in the district court for sentencing yesterday. A jury had found Niwa guilty on seven of the 11 sex charges he faced.

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