Published: 10:30AM Sunday December 20, 2009
Source: NZPA
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A well known entertainer will defend a charge of sexually abusing a young girl when he reappears in an Auckland court on January 5.
The man, who has appeared in television comedy shows, and whose name is suppressed, appeared in Auckland District Court last week to face a single charge of unlawful sexual connection against a child under 12.
The alleged offending occurred earlier this month.
The Sunday Star-Times reports the man has hired top criminal barrister Marie Dyhrberg and will defend the charge on the grounds he "did not know" he was performing an indecent act on the girl.
The newspaper says he has told friends he was drunk when he left a Christmas party before the alleged incident.
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