You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. The victim, who was working as an exotic dancer at the club on July 18 last year, spoke powerfully at the Dunedin District Court yesterday about the ongoing trauma she had endured at the hands of year-old Christchurch man Kyran James Ranui Marx.
She had left Dunedin because it felt like "a prison", and being around her family filled her with shame. She had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and had been plagued by a mocking image of her abuser. I still see it every night when I close my eyes. I watched you laugh in my face as I kicked and screamed," the victim said. The victim remonstrated with Marx and indicated he should put the money at the top of her stocking.
She turned around to continue dancing but despite the warning, the man again grabbed at her underwear, touching her genitalia in the process. While accepting the seriousness of the assault, Mr Munro sought to differentiate it from other cases. The submission prompted an angered reaction from the victim who was so distressed she briefly left the courtroom. The judge noted one man spoke of socialising with the defendant for several years, which included trips to Calendar Girls.
I just need you to understand what you did was wrong and to never do it to another person again. Skip to main content. Thursday, 24 December Related Stories.
