The teen at the centre of an alleged kidnapping has refused to say whether or not he was having underage sex.
Senior police officers Inspector Hurimoana Dennis and Sergeant Vaughan Perry are standing trial after allegedly carrying out an elaborate "mock arrest" of the 17-year-old in an attempt to sever his ties with a 15-year-old girl in 2015.
The boy's relatives didn't approve of the relationship and during a heated argument at an east Auckland reserve called in their family friend, Inspector Dennis.
The teen says Dennis made him promise not to see his girlfriend again, but after returning to his grandfather's house he escaped out a toilet window and ran 30 minutes to see her.
The 17-year-old's mother then laid a complaint with police about underage sex. An investigation was launched, but no charges were laid.
But the boy was later brought back to the Auckland Central Police Station, where he says he was cornered by Dennis.
He claimed Dennis gave him two options before he was locked in a cell, he could either stay in New Zealand and be charged with statutory rape, or move to Australia and start a new life.
Giving evidence yesterday in court the teen said he felt like he couldn't leave "because of the intimidation" and was "cold, scared and helpless".
During cross examination on Friday the court heard how the teen told his parents and police that he wasn't having underage sex.
But when asked directly by Dennis' lawyer, Steve Bonnar QC, whether that was true he refused to comment.
"When did you start having sex with [your girlfriend]?"
"I don't want to answer"
"Are you prepared to tell me when it was that you and [your girlfriend] spoke to your parents about having sex?"
"I'm not going to comment."
"So you're not going to answer my questions about sex with [your girlfriend] on the grounds that you might incriminate yourself?"
"Yes."
The court heard how the teen said on multiple occasions that he hadn't done anything wrong.
Bonnar then pressed him on the issue again.
"My proposition is that you knew what you'd done was wrong."
"I didn't do anything wrong."
"Are you saying under oath in this court that you didn't do anything wrong with [your girlfriend]?"
"I'm not going to answer that."
The trial continues.
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