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The Crown's appeal in the sentencing of teen rapist Jayden Meyer has been dismissed

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 19 Oct 2022, 5:56pm
Outraged Tauranga young people marched against the sentence of convicted rapist Jayden Meyer. Photo / Andrew Warner
Outraged Tauranga young people marched against the sentence of convicted rapist Jayden Meyer. Photo / Andrew Warner

The Crown's appeal in the sentencing of teen rapist Jayden Meyer has been dismissed

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 19 Oct 2022, 5:56pm

A Crown appeal of teen rapist Jayden Meyer's nine-month home detention sentence has been dismissed.

The now 18-year-old was convicted of raping four 15-year-old girls and sexually violating a fifth.

But although the appeal's been denied -- High Court Justice Sally Fitzgerald says the sentencing process lacked transparency.

But, criminal lawyer Steve Cullen says the appeal against the sentence came six weeks outside the statutory window.

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