A young woman turned to drugs and alcohol and tried to kill herself twice after she was repeatedly sexually abused by a leader at her church. Leslie Mervyn Gubb was sentenced to one year and eight months in prison when he appeared at the Manukau District Court today. He had earlier pleaded guilty to nine representative charges of indecent assault. The 74-year-old cupped his hand around his left ear to better hear Judge Charles Blackie tell him that the community viewed his offending with "abhorrence''.
Crown prosecutor Susanna Locke said Gubb was a trusted family friend who held a senior position at the Papakura Presbyterian church, which was attended by the girl and her family. Ms Locke said Gubb babysat the girl and would often pick her up and put her on his knee when he had an erection. At other times he would pretend to tickle the girl and put his hands inside her underwear to touch her bottom. Ms Locke said the offending happened repeatedly while the girl was aged between 6 and 12 years old.
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