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A former caregiver and prominent Kaitaia businessman
has been sentenced to five years and seven months in jail
for sexually abusing young boys.
Daniel Taylor previously admitted to nine charges of sex abuse
against five boys.
Taylor had been a foster parent for Child, Youth and Family
and faced a raft of charges relating to incidents
with boys as young as 12 between 2007 and 2011.
There was a strong reaction in the public gallery
when the sentence was read.
He will have to serve at least half the sentence
before he's eligible for parole.