Hutt man performs indecent act near school, films children reacting

A Hutt Valley man who performed an indecent act in a school area and filmed the reactions of passing children will keep his name a secret for now to protect his dying father from heartbreak.

The 47-year-old man pleaded guilty in Hutt Valley District Court this afternoon to two counts of indecent act and one count of illegal possession of ammunition.

According to the summary of events, the man was stationed on Puriri St, Woburn, Lower Hutt on June 8, naked from the waist down.

“At that time, there were numerous students from the school passing through the area, having finished school,” reads the summary.

The street is close to several schools, including elementary, middle, and colleges.

As school children and other pedestrians passed, the man performed an indecent act in his car, filming himself and also the reactions of passersby.

He has also admitted to another charge of indecent act near Petone Beach.

In that incident, he was reported by a passing runner.

Police carried out a search warrant in the hotel room where the man was staying on June 18 and found 10 rounds of .22 caliber ammunition.

You do not have a New Zealand firearms license.

When the police spoke to the man, he told them that he was drugged on the day of the indecent act near the schools, and did not recall doing it.

Today in court, the man’s lawyer requested the provisional removal of the name on the grounds that publishing his name would cause extreme hardship for his father, who is terminally ill and is not expected to survive the month.

She said that while the man’s father knew about the crime, it would be one more layer of distress if his son’s name were to be released, arguing that it could cause his health to deteriorate further.

He said it was “unlikely” he would seek permanent removal of the name from the man’s sentencing in October.