Dunedin District Court

INDECENCY against a 10yearold boy resulted in 18 months’ jail for a man when he appeared in the Dunedin District Court yesterday.

Daniel Paul Goodwin (32), of Dunedin, had accepted a sentencing indication and admitted an indecent act offence from an incident early last year.

He entered his guilty plea in midJune this year and was given a ‘‘three strikes’’ warning and remanded in custody for sentence.

The fact summary said Goodwin began showing the boy pornographic video clips on a laptop computer before making the boy perform an indecent act on him.

A victim impact statement, read on behalf of the victim’s mother by Crown counsel Richard Smith, described the effect of the offending on the boy, his mother and the family.

The impact on the boy had been immense, the court heard.

Judge Kevin Phillips said aggravating factors were the offending being a very significant breach of trust, the boy’s young age and vulnerability, very clear premeditation and that Goodwin had shown the boy pornography. Imprisonment was the only appropriate outcome.

Counsel Sarah Saunderson-Warner said Goodwin was motivated to undergo rehabilitation.

Under release conditions, for six months from the sentence end, Goodwin is not to have contact with children aged under 16 without the prior written permission of Probation.

Assault

A Mosgiel man blackened another man’s eye and cut his lip when he punched him several times after a verbal altercation, the court heard.

But 23yearold Jayd Soper was motivated to change, his counsel told Judge Phillips.

Public defender Andrew More said the defendant wanted to start a family. And he did not want his children to be exposed to the kind of domestic violence he had witnessed as a child.

Soper earlier admitted assaulting another man with intent to injure him.

The facts summary said the incident happened early on January 15 after a group of people, including the victim, had been socialising at the defendant’s home.

Tensions grew as the evening progressed and, about 2am, the victim and his friends got into a car to leave. When Soper came out to say goodbye, he became involved in a verbal exchange with the victim then assaulted him.

Mr More submitted the violence involved in the incident was ‘‘at the lower end of seriousness’’ and the defendant had only two previous convictions involving violence.

Soper had given up smoking, was trying to give up drinking and had joined a local rugby club.

On the charge of assault with intent to injure, Judge Phillips sentenced the defendant to three months’ community detention with a weekend curfew, 140 hours’ community work and nine months’ supervision with drug and alcohol counselling and programmes as required.

Other convictions

Mikaela Victoria Preston (20), employed, of Dunedin, drinkdriving, 810mcg, Portobello Rd, about 1am, July 2, fined $800, court costs $130, disqualified seven months.

Logan Richard Jopson (19), builder, of Oamaru, drinkdriving, 466mcg, Northern Motorway, about 9.10am, July 15, fined $470, court costs $130, disqualified six months.

Nicole Broere (39), employed, of Port Chalmers, drinkdriving 795mcg, DunedinPort Chalmers Rd (police called when car seen swerving all over road, driver admitted been drinking; defendant a first offender, knew he needed help with alcohol problem, counsel Steve Turner tells court), July 14, fined $700, court costs $130, 12 months’ supervision, special conditions for alcohol counselling, treatment and programmes, including residential if appropriate, disqualified nine months.

Shianne Rose Puna (30), representative charge of offering to supply Class A controlled drug methamphetamine (judge said Puna’s partner, who has died, the main player; Crown accepted Puna secondary to partner’s dealing; she continued on after he fell ill, something in vicinity of up to 3g maximum of methamphetamine supplied, Puna pleading guilty on basis of offering), at Hampden, between December 26 last year and February 12 this year, 15 months’ jail (with six months’ release conditions to follow). Judge took into account Puna’s ‘‘strength and courage’’ in nursing dying partner.

Lokenitama Filipo (34), beneficiary, of Dunedin, Summary Offences Act assault (47yearold man not known to Filipo on way to shops in Middleton Rd, encountered Filipo, words exchanged before Filipo lunged at him, swinging punches to head, punches missed, scuffle followed, both ended up on ground; member of public approached Filipo from behind, restrained him while police called; spoken to by police, Filipo refused to comment), about 6.30pm, June 2, three months’ community deten tion (curfewed 7pm7am daily), $300 emotional harm reparation; breaching protection order (telephoned protected person), February 21, outstanding community work (180 hours) cancelled, new 350hour term, $500 reparation; possessing cannabis (sufficient for three cigarettes), May 4, 40 hours’ community work (concurrent).

Paul Kevin Canning (51), of Dunedin, knowing his conduct likely to frighten woman with whom he had relationship, threatened to injure her (prosecutor Sergeant Chris George said threat to victim by text message; left her angry and upset, stressed about her safety, unsure what defendant capable of), 1.35pm, June 14, 100 hours’ community work.

Robert Leslie Carline (28), of Balclutha, knowing his conduct likely to intimidate woman with whom in relationship, threatened to injure her (Carline woke about 11am, felt irritated by his children’s behaviour; argued with victim, argument became heated, Carline used words complained of, words heard by victim and chil dren, victim very distressed, called police), Monday, sentence deferred six months. Counsel Rochelle Crossman said Carline remorseful, entered early guilty plea; Carline particularly stressed out on the morning, ‘‘the victim says he is normally a good man’’.

Jared Zepplin Taueki, also known as Peterson (26), of Dunedin, breaching community work by failing to report to Probation as required, November 18, 80 hours’ community work; breaching supervision by failing to attend Stopping Violence Dunedin programme as directed, November 17, nine months’ supervision with special conditions, warned by judge, any breach of either sentence will mean prison. Danielle Jordyn Tu Whangai (23), of Dunedin, breaching special prison release condition by failing to attend and complete departmental rehabilitation programme, May 10, six months’ supervision, special condition to attend assessment then attend and complete departmental programme as required.