A once-respected winemaker who was found guilty of 13 charges involving indecencies with children has had a parole application declined. Warwick Roworth Orchiston was sentenced on December 15, 2003, to 4 1/2 years in jail. The charges included indecent assault and inducing indecent acts over two decades of offending that related toeight children aged between six and 16 at the time. Orchiston didn't appear before the board when his parole hearing was held on May 17. The board declined his application because they believed he remained an untreated sex offender. "Until his tendencies are addressed, the board would not be comfortable with the idea of his release," the panel said. "Any such release in his current condition would pose an undue risk to the safety of the community."
