Blackmailer Jailed For 4 1/4 Years (Press, 19 October 1987)
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Summary: Blackmailer Jailed For 4 1/4 Years (Press, 19 October 1987)
On 19 October 1987, Darryl Herbert Buis, a 20-year-old unemployed man from Henderson, was sentenced to four years and three months in prison after being convicted of extorting a man he met in a sauna. This was Buis’ third conviction for blackmailing homosexual individuals. During the trial at the High Court in Auckland, defence counsel Roger Chambers outlined the events leading to Buis' arrest, detailing that Buis met the victim at the Auckland Tepid Baths after a weightlifting session. Buis claimed that the man made sexual advances towards him, which he rejected. In a bid to avoid calling the centre manager, Buis alleged that the man offered to do "anything to redress the situation." The situation escalated and Buis was ultimately arrested when the two met at the complainant's office for the money exchange. During the confrontation, he assaulted a police officer, further complicating his legal troubles. The Crown prosecutor, Aaron Perkins, sought to keep the victim's identity confidential, a request that was approved by Justice Henry, who described the crime as having “a familiar ring to it”. Justice Henry condemned Buis' actions, labelling the extortion of individuals by threatening to expose their sexual conduct as "despicable". As a result of his actions, Buis received a four-year sentence for the extortion charge, with an additional three months for assaulting a constable. These sentences were to run consecutively. Buis was also given concurrent sentences: three months for possessing a pipe used for smoking cannabis and one month for resisting arrest.
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