Statement attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Geoff Baber, Auckland City Police:
Police have made six arrests as part of an operation investigating historical offending at Dilworth School.
Auckland City Criminal Investigation Branch have been investigating since a complaint was initially made a year ago.
A team of investigators were brought together to make further enquiries into this complaint and subsequently further offending and victims were identified.
Six men have been arrested and charged on a number of serious offences that allegedly occurred across a number of decades from the 1970s to the early 2000s.
At this stage in our investigation we have identified 17 victims.
A 72-year-old man has been charged in relation to doing an indecent act and three counts of indecent assault.
A 73-year-old man faces numerous charges relating to sexual violation, indecent assault, sexual exploitation and supplying class A, B and C drugs.
A 68-year-old man faces a charge of indecent assault and inducing an indecent act.
A 69-year-old man has been charged with indecent assault.
A 72-year-old man faces four charges relating to indecent assault.
A 78-year-old man has been charged with three counts of indecent assault.
