Dilworth School investigation: Latest two men charged appear in High Court

Dilworth School in the Auckland suburb of Epsom opened in 1906. Photo / Dean Purcell

The case against two of the latest men to be charged by police after an investigation into alleged historical sexual offending at Dilworth School has been called in the High Court.

A 71-year-old Levin man facing three charges of indecent assault, relating to two complainants, entered not guilty pleas.

The case against a 70-year-old Palmerston North man facing three charges of indecent assault and one of inducing an indecent act is also proceeding on a deemed not guilty basis.

Arguments for and against the pair keeping name suppression will be heard in the coming weeks.

Police charged the two men last month as a part of the investigation dubbed Operation Beverly.

When Detective Senior Sergeant Geoff Baber announced the two latest arrests, he alleged police had spoken to more than 100 men who had identified as victims of sexual abuse.

Baber made his first announcement on the case in September last year when police charged seven men.

Dilworth School was opened in 1906 with the aim of helping boys from disadvantaged families.

Police alleged a number of serious offences occurred from the 1970s to the 2000s.

One of the men accused in the case, Richard Charles Galloway, died before he could go to trial.

Four of the other men accused appeared in the High Court for the first time in January.

Ross Douglas Browne, Rex Clarence McIntosh and two others with name suppression will go to trial in April next year.