The legal battles of former mayoral candidate and adult entertainer Lisa Lewis took another turn yesterday when she appeared in court charged with assault.
It was a plot twist worthy of afternoon television, with Lewis herself now charged with assaulting the very man who allegedly knocked her two front teeth out.
The 30-year-old was attacked during a house-warming party at her Cambridge home on September 17.
Her alleged assailant was charged over the incident.
But yesterday it was Lewis' turn in the Hamilton District Court dock, charged with one count of common assault on her alleged attacker. His name is suppressed by the courts, so the Waikato Times cannot name him.
The charge sheet puts the date of the alleged assault at September 17, the same day as the now-infamous party.
Lewis did not enter a plea and was bailed to next appear in court later this month.
She was ordered not to have any contact, direct or indirect, with the complainant.
Lewis's usual media-friendly approach was not on show yesterday and she declined to speak to the Times before and after her brief appearance.
Three supporters with her also refused to comment – but their matching t-shirts spoke volumes. Their attire sported graphic photographs of Lewis' injuries from the alleged assault on the front and back, with the words "This is what he did to Lisa" printed on both sides.
Meanwhile, Lewis is preparing for the next court appearance of her alleged attacker via social networking.
She has set up a Facebook group – Lisa Lewis' Assaulter's Sentencing – to rally the troops to the Te Awamutu District Court on November 22 for the appearance.
In a plea posted on the site, Lewis said she wanted to read a victim support statement in court. "I ask if you can be there in person (or in spirit) to give me the confidence I need to face the man," she said. "I need your support to give me the strength I feel this man has tried to take away from me."
Wow.
So we all know that Lisa Lewis is no cherub, and would not have just innocently been passing around hors d'oeuvres when she landed herself on the receiving end of the punch that caused these injuries...
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But is there ever an excuse for a man to do that to a woman?
No.
Charging Lisa over her behaviour that night seems like a bit of crazy tit for tat. I would love to see a photo of her victim's injuries. I sincerely doubt they would be very interesting.
Lisa has been screaming all over her own blog about the fact that her attacker has only been charged with Common Assault, as opposed to the more serious offence of Male Assaults Female. She has even written to John Key in the hope that he has some power over the police to change the charge, or the time to waste on this while in the middle of an election campaign.
One can't help but wonder why her assailant has only been charged with common assault, and if it has something to do with her occupation? Clearly, it is a case of Male Assaults Female. She is female, and he is male after all. It is pretty black and white.
Any provocation that may or may not have occurred should be irrelevant - especially if she has been charged in relation to that provocation.
One hooker + one naive young fiance + one wealthy family that don't want their son shacking up with a gold digger + one party with a lot of booze = criminal convictions all round and one very happy dentist.
Take away the booze and i doubt any of this would have happened.
Crazy stuff.
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If my facts are correct, the assault came at the end of an argument during which the attacker made a comment about Lisa. She walked off, came back and tried to hit the guy him but missed and he knocked her teeth right out.
Crocker admits that he never stood up for her. He should have done something but now probably feels he could have prevented the incident.
There was no justification for this guy to give her a hard blow to the face, even if she tried to hit him because she did not actually hit him but now strangely she's been charged with assault.
I understand the incident happened at her home, she and Crocker should have at least ordered the man to leave.
Agreed - very strange that she has been charged in relation to this incident.
Anyone could see how this would have played out. It would have gone something like;
Drew's relative to Lisa - "Whore"
Lisa to relative - Slap
Relative to Lisa - punch to the face
Drew should have stuck up for her at the time and diffused the situation - which is probably why he is wandering around in that ridiculous looking T shirt with Lisa's bloodied face on it.
What a mess.
Cocker's family went round there (even though invited) with the express intention of causing trouble. Which is what they got. THEY should be charged with home invasion.
Cocker's ridiculous family went round to Lisa and Drew's home with the express intention of causing trouble - which is what they got. THEY should be charged with home invasion.
I'm not positive on this one HBIH but i don't think someone can be accused of home invasion when they have been invited in.
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Gosh, HBiH, you sure know how to tempt a man with that avatar of yours !
Yes, of course. That's my point, if the true intent of the visit had been known, they wouldn't have been invited in. Yes, Home Invasion is unauthorised and forceful entry. The current laws made it easier for them to do this. That is why I personally think the law should be turned on its head and they should be charged, even though they were invited in.
All i know is that there is never an excuse for a male to do that to a female. I don't actually believe that there is ever an excuse for violence - full stop. But to charge her for for her behaviour on the night, as well as only charging her assailant with the less serious offence shows some predujice on behalf of the Hamilton police - in my humble opinion.
Perhaps this is due to her occupation. Perhaps this is due to her outting of one of their own after she went public with her break up with John Goddard (i think his name was) ...
Who knows. Either way the whole thing is screwed up and sends a message that if a girl slaps you it is ok to knock her teeth out.
Mr Mister - HAHA! Meet HBIH - an old "colleague" - sort of! ;)
It is not OK for a woman to assault a man and vice versa.
If a girl slapped me for no reason I would most likely slap her back, but unlike the guy who assaulted Lisa, I wouldn't use excessive force or smash her teeth out. Mum always said don't do unto others you don't want done unto yourself.
However In Lisa's case, she was within reason to slap this guy. You don't just walk into a woman's house and call her a whore, even if she is one. That's looking for trouble. Like I said before he had no right to assault her and he can't turn around and say that he was assaulted because he wasn't.
Oh, and I would love to meet you old colleague HBiH ;)
Yes, I tend to agree with you Mr. Even if she did slap that guy, what do you expect when you walk into someone's house invited, and start calling them names.
It's on my bucket list to meet Jacqui one day, then after that, I will be happy to meet with you, Mr.
Hi, Actually, She was mouthing off and being very rude to one of the Auntys. The man (who is as tough as a butterfly) went to physically try and shut her mouth but as he was intoxicated and holding a beer bottle, it actually was harder than intended. HOWEVER, he did NOT knock her teeth out. After she INSISTED she be taken by Ambulance to A&E, the hospital dentists decided that her teeth would be fine and sent her on her way, so some time after that is when her teeth "mysteriously" fell out of her head...I shall leave that for you all to draw your own conclusions. The man at the centre of all this has never lifted a finger against another person. She has made him out to be a woman bashing psycho, which is just not the case. Lewis really is a media whore, she had t-shirts made with her mug on them,wearing a neckbrace (Why??? Pfft!) and was selling them on trademe! She also chose to go see a very expensive dentist in another City...because 99% of the Waikato had turned against her for making a mockery out of battered women who experience REAL domestic violence. This was a storm in a teacup. SHE made this out to be some HUGE thing...It wasn't. She just LOVES the attention, and as far as I am concerned, she is an embarrassment to women everywhere and I would even go so far as to say that she deserved it (keep in mind that "somehow" her teeth got "knocked out" AFTER she left the hospital...)
Interesting to hear from someone who was sounds like they were there.
I tend to agree with you Diva re your opinion of Lewis and her behaviour.
I would die if my son brought someone like her home. I don't think teeth would be falling out of heads but i wouldn't be impressed.
That much is for sure.
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