As stated by Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Haley Ryan, Area Investigations Manager, Wairarapa
Police acknowledge the sentencing today of Richard George Apperley.
Apperley, 39, was sentenced to preventive detention when he appeared at Wellington High Court today following conviction on multiple charges including sexual violation, assault, and possession and making of objectionable material.
This case is example of a serious sexual offender being held to account by the Police and the Judiciary.
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