Sunday, November 26, 2017

Damages as part of a court-martial sentence

Chief Judge Kevin Riordan
Court Martial of New Zealand
New Zealand's chief military judge has ordered an accused to pay the victim a sum of money as part of the sentence. According to this Radio New Zealand report:
A soldier who threatened to share nude photos of a woman unless she introduced him to her parents has been dismissed from the army at his court martial. 
As well as being dismissed, 24-year-old Thomas Evans was today given a serious reprimand and ordered to pay his victim $1000. 
Chief Judge Kevin Riordan said Evans' offending was abusive and callous. He said Evans wanted to control the woman, and to make her feel threatened and scared.

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