“HIS BESETTING SIN”
OFFENCES WHILE DRUNK TWO YEARS’ PROBATION James Thomas Regan, who pleaded guilty at the Supreme Court this morning to two charges of carnally knowing two girls, aged nine and eleven respectively, was admitted to probation for two years by Mr. Justice Stringer. Regan was ordered to pay the costs of the prosecution, £l3 2s, and to take out a prohibition order against himself. “Drink is this man’s besetting sin,” said Mr. J. J. Sullivan, who appeared for Regan, “and when he is drunk he is a fool.” Counsel asked for leniency. Mr. S- L. Patterson, for the Crown, said the offences w r ere committed in a paddock, but the children suffered no harm. It was admitted that accused was intoxicated at the time. His Honour said he felt justified in taking this fact into consideration, and further that Regan was an industrious man "when sober. He would therefore be dealt with lightly.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 108, 28 July 1927, Page 11
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