High-risk sex offender avoids rare sentence at Auckland High Court
Tuesday 20 May 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated In this story High Court
John Lindsay Ellis, aged 78 or 79, was living in an emergency housing motel when he indecently assaulted a four-year-old boy. Justice David Johnstone declined a request for a rare sentence, citing the defendant's physical infirmity.