One of the men jailed for abusing Rotorua's Nia Glassie is
back before the courts.
Michael Paul Pearson, 26, made a brief appearance in the
Rotorua District Court yesterday before Judge Chris McGuire.
He pleaded guilty to one charge of disorderly behaviour
relating to an incident in Rotorua's Tutanekai St and one
charge of possession of a pipe used for smoking drugs. Both
offences happened on December 27.
Judge McGuire convicted Pearson and sentenced him to 40
hours' community work.
In 2008, Pearson was sentenced to three years' jail for
ill-treating and assaulting 3-year-old Nia Glassie, who died
after months of abuse by a number of people. He was released
in 2010 and his parole conditions ended in January 2011.
In February last year, Pearson was sentenced to six months'
jail after pleading guilty in the Rotorua District Court to a
charge each of burglary, careless driving, unlawfully getting
onto a motorcycle and driving while disqualified.
He also pleaded guilty to driving a motorcycle in Thomas Cres
with a blood alcohol level of 200mg of alcohol per 100ml of
blood. The legal limit is 80mg.
- Kristin Macfarlane of The Daily Post
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