A Rotorua doctor has pleaded guilty to three charges of assaulting his partner.
Oliver Rose, 30, who formerly worked for the Lakes District Health Board, and who the court was told now worked for the Auckland District Health Board, appeared in the Rotorua District Court yesterday. He had initially faced one charge of injuring with intent to injure and two charges of assault with intent to injure.
However, police prosecutor Sergeant Steve Coleman yesterday amended all three charges to charges of assaulting a woman and Rose pleaded guilty.
The offences were committed between February 1 and June 9 this year at Rotorua.
Details of the assaults cannot be made public at this stage as Judge Phillip Cooper declined to release the summary of facts because he said it needed to be amended by police.
A Lakes District Health Board spokeswoman has previously confirmed that Rose, who was based in Rotorua, had worked for the board but had left his position before the charges were brought against him. The board would not confirm whether he had worked at Rotorua or Taupo hospitals.
Rose had initially been granted name suppression but that lapsed in June.
His lawyer, Andy Schulze, yesterday asked for name suppression to be reimposed because of the effects publishing his name might have on his employment. Rose was now working for the Auckland District Health Board and Mr Schulze said he was concerned about the impact publication would have on his new employer for continuing to employ a man with convictions.
Judge Cooper said he would not grant name suppression as the horse had already bolted and Rose's name had been published in local media and on the internet.
The judge said he would not enter convictions at this stage and remanded Rose on bail for the restorative justice scheme to be considered.
As part of his bail conditions, Rose is not allowed to associate with the victim other than for a restorative justice meeting.
Judge Cooper remanded Rose for sentencing on September 27.