19 Nov 2013

Additional molesting charge laid

12:00 pm on 19 November 2013

Police have laid another charge against a man accused of molesting girls at an after school care programme in the Far North.

James Sanders, 65, faces 24 charges of sexual offending against young girls.

He is in custody and is appearing again in the Kaitaia Court on Tuesday.

Police on Tuesday laid another charge, of indecent assault, involving a girl, 14, at Ruakaka, south of Whangarei, in 2003.

They are continuing investigations in that area and are asking anyone with information about Mr Sanders, to call the inquiry hotline: 0800 586 366.