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A Middle Eastern refugee who grabbed, groped and licked female joggers on a popular running route in Christchurch has today avoided jail and been granted permanent name suppression.
The man, dubbed the 'Port Hills Groper', pleaded guilty last November to eight charges of indecent assault.
He approached the women on the running and biking trails and touched seven on the breasts and one on the buttocks. The youngest was aged just 16.