James Wallace named as the 'prominent businessman' in sexual assault case

James Wallace named as the 'prominent businessman' in sexual assault case
James Wallace arriving at the high court at Auckland on March 30. (Image: NZME)
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Philanthropist James Wallace was today named as the former rich-lister convicted of indecently assaulting three men and attempting to pervert the course of justice. Wallace, who has an estimated net worth of about $170 million, was accused and found guilty of assaulting his victims in the early 2000s, 2008 and 2016. He was also charged with twice attempting to pervert the course of justice by offering a bribe for the 2016 complainant to drop their allegations. Today at 2pm, the 85-year-old’s suppression order lapsed with a...

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