More than six years passed between Wallace first being charged by police and him losing his fight for name suppression. We chart a legal journey covering multiple trials and appeals, and examine the attempts to silence one of his victims - including the so-called Gold Coast Plot.

Warning: The Artful Dodger podcast contains references to sexual abuse. Click here for where to get help in New Zealand.

Music included in this episode:

Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No. 1

Johann Sebastian Bach - Cello Suite No. 1 in G major: Prélude

Léo Delibes - Lakmé: “Flower Duet”

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 7 in A major: II, Allegretto

Franz Lehár - The Merry Widow: Lippen Schweigen

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