Life Imprisonment. (Wanganui Chronicle, 18 May 1915)
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Summary: Life Imprisonment. (Wanganui Chronicle, 18 May 1915)
On May 17, 1915, in Auckland, a Supreme Court hearing took place involving a young music teacher named John Leslie Lander. Lander pleaded guilty to committing an unnatural act but entered a not guilty plea regarding a charge of indecent assault. However, after deliberation, the jury found him guilty of the indecent assault charge as well. The judge expressed strong condemnation of Lander, stating that he was utterly unfit to associate with society as a free individual. Consequently, Lander received a life sentence for the first charge and an additional ten-year sentence for the second charge.
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