Source: Radio New Zealand
Disgraced former top cop Jevon McSkimming. RNZ / Mark Papalii
Disgraced former top cop Jevon McSkimming is due to be sentenced at the Wellington District Court on Wednesday.
He pleaded guilty in November to three representative charges of possessing objectionable publications, namely child sexual exploitation and bestiality material knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the publication is objectionable.
McSkimming was suspended on full pay from his role as Deputy Police Commissioner, amid investigations into sexual misconduct, in December.
Charges are still being pursued against the woman behind those allegations.
In early January, McSkimming released a statement through his lawyer saying he intended to return to work in due course – but in March, he was notified of a second criminal investigation relating to his use of his work devices.
RNZ reported his Google searches included AI material, including references to nude toddlers and a nude nazi girl, and other words typed included ‘slave’, ‘abuse’ and ‘extreme’.
On 12 May, Police Minister Mark Mitchell announced McSkimming had resigned, saying he had effectively jumped before he could be pushed, marking the end of a 29-year career.
A damning report by the Independent Police Conduct Authority released last month found serious misconduct at the highest levels, including former Commissioner Andrew Coster, over how police responded to the allegations of sexual misconduct against McSkimming.
Coster resigned from his new role at the head of the Social Investment Agency on 3 December.
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