The depravity of a Havelock North school teacher was revealed as one of the worst cases of its kind to hit the courts in 2014. A case which devastated victims and their families.
Former Havelock North Primary School teacher Charles John Michael Harter was jailed for three years and four months on October 23 for molesting nine female pupils between October 2012 and June 2014.
Harter, 63, was a music, mathematics and drama teacher who taught students from his home studio and, between October 2012 and June 2014, also taught music and drama at Havelock North Primary School.
Arrested on August 11, Harter pleaded guilty on September 2 to nine charges representing multiple offences on each victim.