Taxpayers Pay Motel Bill (Press, 6 June 1986)
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Summary: Taxpayers Pay Motel Bill (Press, 6 June 1986)
On 6 June 1986, a 16-year-old transvestite fled from Social Welfare custody in Auckland, where taxpayers had been covering his motel expenses. The incident occurred while the youth was being transported from the Owairaka Boys’ Home, as he was apparently unhappy about being held in a facility designated for boys. While in a Social Welfare vehicle in Newmarket, he exited the car and quickly vanished into the crowd. Dressed in a white silk dress at the time, he was soon identified by police among shoppers on Great South Road. Despite being apprehended and returned to Social Welfare care, the youth managed to escape again but was eventually recaptured. Following this series of events, he was taken back to Owairaka Boys' Home. The Social Welfare Department noted that they had covered the motel bills for the youth after he was denied admission to various welfare institutions in Auckland. At the time of his escape, he was awaiting a court hearing related to multiple charges of soliciting for prostitution.
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