Men Convicted On Prostitution Counts (Press, 15 March 1985)

On 15 March 1985, a significant police operation in central Wellington was instigated due to complaints regarding the rising number of prostitutes in the area. During the undercover operation conducted the previous Thursday, plainclothes officers, alongside unmarked police vehicles, monitored the streets. The District Court heard from Sergeant W. T. Jaques about the outcomes of this initiative. Four individuals were presented in court, each facing charges for offering sexual services. Among them was 30-year-old Darcy Goodman, who was unemployed and revealed upon arrest that he was saving money for a sex change operation. He, alongside 32-year-old Charles King, who worked as a laboratory assistant, was convicted for their actions. King specifically offered oral sex to an undercover policeman. Both men received fines of $75. In a more brazen attempt, 21-year-old Christopher John Truscott, also unemployed, approached one of the officers directly, inquiring if he was interested in “business” and proposing to return to his residence for sexual services. Truscott was convicted for this proposition and fined $150. The court proceedings also included 34-year-old Christopher Edward Barrett, a kitchen hand, who similarly offered oral sex to an undercover officer. Barrett was convicted and was remanded for sentencing on 21 March 1985. The operation highlighted the police's response to community concerns regarding prostitution and aimed to address the growing issue in Wellington's central area.

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