June 29, 2005

Capill guilty of worst kind of hypocrisy, says party leader

NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand Herald

29.06.05 4.00pm

A day after former Christian Heritage party leader Graham Capill pleaded guilty to a raft of child sex charges, the new leader of the party says Capill is also guilty of the worst form of hypocrisy.

Capill, 46, yesterday pleaded guilty in Christchurch District Court to rape, unlawful sexual connection, and three counts of indecent assault against two girls under 12.

Earlier this year he pleaded guilty to indecent assault against another girl. ...

For one of the girls, being sexually abused by Capill was her earliest childhood memory.

For the other, Capill was the minister at the Christian college she attended and the groping began when she was eight, offending which eventually ended in rape.

The two girls knew each other but the alarm was not raised until on the day of the second victim's wedding.

The first girl was her bridesmaid and while getting changed out of her outfit, Capill barged into the room despite being told not to.

Posted by kshaw at June 29, 2005 05:48 AM