Dilworth historical offending: Man charged with indecent assaults named

Another man charged in the Dilworth historical abuse case can now be named.

Seventy-two-year-old Ross Douglas Browne of Manurewa has pleaded not guilty to three charges of indecent assault of a boy under 16, and one of inducing a boy under 12 to do an indecent act.

He did not apply for continued name suppression, and will reappear again in court in late November.

Ross Douglas Browne.
Ross Douglas Browne. Photo credit: RNZ/Jordan Bond

Another man, 73, also appeared and was granted continued suppression.

Yesterday two other men of the seven charged were able to be identified - they are Alister Grant Harlow and Ian Robert Wilson.

All defendants face at least one charge of indecent assault. Other charges, which total more than 20 cumulatively, include sexual violation, sexual exploitation, doing an indecent act and supplying Class A, B and C drugs.

The charges span from the late 1970s through to the late 2000s.

All have been remanded on bail until their next appearance in about seven weeks' time.

Police have expanded their team investigating this after more than 70 members of the public phoned in with information once the initial charges were publicised.

Anyone else with information is urged to contact the police.