Influence of Magazine Blamed For Boy's Offence
Press Assn.
Auckland, Aug. 27.
"He had been reading books of this kind which he got from, a 'lending library." said Mr. Aekins, representing a youth aged 17 who appeared before Mr. Justice Fair for sentence in the Supreme Court for indecent assault, which he admitted. Counsel handed a copy of a magazine to the judge, remarking that it seemed incredible that such books were available to young people through a lending library. His Honour remarked that this magazine seemed to be one of horror stories and indecent pictures, catering for a depraved taste. It seemed that the time had come for the exercise of stricter supervision and for rigidly prohibiting its circulation among young people. He admitted the prisoner to probation for two years, conditional on the payment of £10 costs, and ordered his name to be suppressed. A police officer informed a reporter iater that the importation of the magazine concerned was banned by the Minister three years ago by arrangement with the importing booksellers. There were, however. old copies of the magazine circulating among lending libraries.
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Taranaki Daily News, 28 August 1942, Page 4
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