ASSAULTS UPON CHILDREN.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1677, 18 February 1913, Page 5

ASSAULTS UPON CHILDREN.

GRAND JTJBt SUGGESTS FLOGGIMJ, T / j (By Meiracbl—Pretp A«!oci«il(ai.>-,';-I'■;'.'.";■.'?| , : Auckland, February 17,!'.-■-.' : v-j Tho charges set dowh for hearing al \:-.\'4 the criminal sessions'c>£ ■ the Supreme ■■. Court aro marked by an increase of foncos of a-sexual.'nature.:. '' : V- ..■ ■'■'-. <y. ,A His Honour Mr. Justice Edwards, -iiv ; ''■'. ■i'.-l his charge to tho grand jury, referred to", ''•"'■l the matter. Ho said ihat ho was^orry,!", .'.! to 6eo so many 'sexual', crirhe's',', no' fewer'!:-! ':>•:• than soven of these weije offences against'!'." •' | girls under the ago of cjmsent, and there:(;" ■'•'•■;{ was also another offonai.. "I want 'to; ',',.; 1 point out to you," his Honour'continued,: • ; ' < "that in most.of the;sexual cases the' '''| physical harm done to' tp.o victims is por-j ■~ j naps nil, but tho.monl harm is-enor- -''j'-'i mous. You know as well as. I do there is immonso 'dangei in familiarising ; ' •';■ '.\\ the'mind of youth vTtlf vice," - -.'.;-• j ■ ;''!,-''] At tho. end -of- tho dayi when the'grand ■ ' ■■'. 'i jury had.dealt with thellist, tho foreman.,,. : t] announced that it had ))asscd tho follow.':/.; ~01 ins resolution;— ' ; -'■ > ' '■■ ''■'-.'(■• : -. '■) This grand jury Views with, alarm that ; . 'A increasing number of Indecent, assaults j .'.- '{:( upon children of tender and strong-' :',':• "j ly urges your Honour to place • this i.pre-, i . -, i sentment beforo the'. Minister for Justice.'<..•'.;, with a view to augmenting tho law by ! .!! introducing flogging, wiiicb, wo, consider-!.: ;•..; :\ will act as a deterrent,)' t ■ :-,■.:■.;■,■..■•'■' His Honour pointed c'lt that' the lawf ■ 7 ' already provided- - , for,, fWgging ~in, certain,,v,£, -.» cases, and'it. all doponded upon the' na- ■• ; ; wfi ture of this session's chimes .if "flogging..: ■ would-be given as a punishment to per-■:;■ .-' \ sons to Im:.charged, lfe'[promised, .thai'!-•■ ■■-,■■; the: resolution would receive proper at-;!■■;_.-" -j tention., -:- r' '-' '' ■: ' ■■!'■ '."''-'.'•■ '•:'■ " : ": 7 : • I •■ ;' -/-•-" ■',[■'-, ■ , •-<