More charges for sex offender teacher

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Further charges have been laid against a sex offender who worked undetected in six schools for more than four years.

The 41-year-old man, who cannot be named because of suppression orders, appeared at Auckland District Court today to face new charges of using a false CV at six different schools and for dishonestly using a birth certificate.

The Department of Corrections had already laid charges against the man for breaching his parole conditions after being released from jail following a conviction for sexual offences in 2004.

He was remanded in custody until next month when he face additional charges, the details of which were unavailable.

The names of the schools where he worked cannot be published, but representatives from some will speak at the next hearing.

The man was convicted in 2004 for three acts of indecent assault and two acts of assault against his 14-year-old nephew.

He was sentenced to two years in jail and released in 2005 on an extended supervision order. The order could not be served because he disappeared, and was not found until August 2009.

The man dodged authorities by using a number of false names, before being arrested in South Auckland last month.

He has since appeared in the Auckland District Court on charges relating to a breach of the conditions of his release.

Last month a ministerial inquiry was launched to uncover how the man eluded the Teachers Council, police and Corrections to work in schools.

The man will next appear in court on April 5, when a lawyer representing two of the schools the man worked at will have a chance to address the court.