One of Jayden Meyer's victims says she has lost her sense of self-worth since the rape.
"It was very brave of these young women to put themselves forward to go through a court case. Tohill also pointed to the varying levels of consent education provided across different regions. It will take a substantial amount of time to get back in the black." The Judge's sentencing decision details how that victim, who was a virgin, "protested to no avail". [Mosaic](https://www.healthpoint.co.nz/social-services/sexual-harm/mosaic/at/94-riddiford-street-newtown-wellington/) - Tiaki Tangata Peer support for males who have experienced trauma and sexual abuse: 0800 94 22 94 Judge Claire Ryan handed down the sentence after hearing expert advice that sending the teen to prison would allow him to learn from more experienced sexual offenders. In one instance the sex was initially consensual but Meyer raped the girl when she refused to be with him for a second time that night. There were five young female victims, four of whom were raped and one who was sexually violated. "One of the major things I think that is likely to influence young people is that they haven't had the access to consent-based education that they usually have," she said, referring to schooling disruptions over the pandemic. The father of one of the girls spoke of the "raw indescribable pain" the offending brought to his family. The mother of one of the girls described the previous 16 months as the most difficult she had ever faced and how she was now living in a "shattered world". A teenager convicted of raping four girls under the age of 16 has been sentenced to nine months' home detention - despite a judge acknowledging the consequence would ordinarily be a prison sentence of "many years".
18-year-old Jayden Desmond Meyer has been sentenced to nine months' home detention at Tauranga District Court. Photo: George Novak.
"It was very brave of these young women to put themselves forward to go through a court case. Tohill also pointed to the varying levels of consent education provided across different regions. It will take a substantial amount of time to get back in the black." He was sentenced in April to 12 months' home detention and a further 12 months supervision. The Judge's sentencing decision details how that victim, who was a virgin, "protested to no avail". In one instance the sex was initially consensual but Meyer raped the girl when she refused to be with him for a second time that night.
A friend of four girls who were raped when they were 15 is organising a peaceful protest against the sentence the offender received of nine months home ...
“In court, when I was speaking, I looked him in the eye and he started to cry,” said McNeil. Issues are as hot as the weather in this beautiful region - we've got a lot to talk about. “Afterwards, when I left court, his mother was speaking to me, saying she was a ‘lioness’ and would protect him. You can get judged as a guy, so I hesitated at first, but then thought about what the girls have been through. The stretched housing market is seeing $1000-a-week rentals now a regular occurance. It’s insulting, when you can be sent to prison for poaching fish but not for raping women.”
18-year-old Jayden Desmond Meyer has been sentenced to nine months' home detention at Tauranga District Court. Photo: George Novak.
"It was very brave of these young women to put themselves forward to go through a court case. Tohill also pointed to the varying levels of consent education provided across different regions. It will take a substantial amount of time to get back in the black." He was sentenced in April to 12 months' home detention and a further 12 months supervision. The Judge's sentencing decision details how that victim, who was a virgin, "protested to no avail". In one instance the sex was initially consensual but Meyer raped the girl when she refused to be with him for a second time that night.