A 14-year-old Waihi girl has allegedly been raped at a party in the town.
Waihi Police Detective Simon Everson said the teen was at a party in Waihi on Thursday, May 21, when she was allegedly taken advantage of.
Police had subsequently arrested a 31-year-old man who would be appearing in Waihi District Court on June 2.
He was facing sexual violation charges.
He was remanded on bailed, with strict bail conditions.
'Police inquires are ongoing and we are speaking to a number of people who attended the party that night," says Simon.
The incident was understood to have taken place in the early hours of Thursday morning.
7 comments
Ummm
Posted on 27-05-2015 02:49 | By Kenworthlogger
Whats a 14 year old girl doing up "in the early hours of a thusday morning at a party"
parents
Posted on 27-05-2015 09:38 | By firemansam01
Now how come a 14 is out at a party do her parents not where she is at night, it's seems to be a thing in waihi under age kids at party's what are the police doing about it, yes it very sad to hear this has happened to this girl but until parents take some responsibility it's going to happen.
Responsibility...
Posted on 28-05-2015 11:46 | By morepork
... for a 14 year old has to be with the parents, as noted by other posters. But there is also a responsibility for people at the party to prevent this kind of behaviour. And neither of these factors are excuses for the responsibility of the male concerned. If the girl was willing, it was still "statutory rape"; if she wasn't, then an example needs to be made. It needs to be clear that this is unacceptable and the penalties for it should express that fact. Responsibility here lies with the girl herself (for being there), her parents (for not knowing or allowing her to go), the people at the party (who ignored what was happening) and, ultimately, with the man who saw an opportunity and took it, (with or without consent). Police should be talking to ALL of these people.
Blame
Posted on 28-05-2015 15:20 | By fitmiss
100% responsibility and no less lies with the rapist. Previous comments are disgusting victim blaming. If not her age, the next questions would be what was she wearing, and how intoxicated was she.. It doesn't matter! None of that is an invitation to be raped.
@fitmiss
Posted on 28-05-2015 18:22 | By morepork
I understand your point but we don't know the full facts here. My point was that there is a responsibility on all the parties mentioned to ensure that this doesn't happen. Ultimately, yes, the male perpetrator has the bulk of the responsibility, but that doesn't excuse behaviour by others who were party to it. I agree with you completely about the factors that have no bearing on it. I was not seeking to blame the victim, just trying to understand a broader picture. I disagree with you that ANY one factor carries 100% of the responsibility. You can argue that had the male not been there the girl would not have been raped (by him), but you can also argue that had her parents kept her home she would not have been raped either. Had she chosen to leave earlier... and so on. It ISN'T 100%...
This Disfunctional
Posted on 31-05-2015 18:29 | By Towball
individual has one thing in his favour and that being if it had been a person known to me then he would be begging the Police for protection. Why should anyone regardless of age be subjected to such an act of horrific violence . What about the guy in the CBD maybe he shouldn't have been out, therefore potentially could have avoided a beating ?. Get tough you cotton ball blanket huggers .
@Towball
Posted on 02-06-2015 12:50 | By morepork
You don't have all the facts, your solution would be to beat up the perpetrator, yet at the same time you rightly declaim against anyone of any age being subject to such horrific violence. You entirely missed the point that, unlike the guy in the CBD, this was a girl whose parents are legally responsible for her. You don't need to be a "cotton ball blanket hugger" to realize that violence is NOT the solution to anything. Being a fearful hard man makes you part of the problem, not part of the solution. Violence is only ever acceptable when used in self defence or to protect others who cannot defend themselves, and even then, the law requires the force used to be minimal. Look for a more evolved solution.
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