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David Brian Dougherty was a New Zealander who was wrongfully convicted in 1993 on charges of abduction and the rape of an 11-year-old girl. Dougherty was her next door neighbour. The girl said she was kidnapped, "tied to a tree, drugged, raped and threatened to be killed." She said she recognised Dougherty's voice and saw his face when her blindfold slipped off. Dougherty denied the allegation and voluntarily provided a DNA sample. However, the results were inconclusive. At the trial, he was found guilty and sentenced to seven years, nine months in prison.
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