Remuera octogenarian jailed for possessing nearly 200,000 child abuse files
An 88-year-old Auckland man has been sentenced to three years in jail after admitting to possessing child sexual abuse material across multiple devices.
A Remuera resident has been sentenced after admitting 15 charges related to possessing nearly 200,000 child abuse files stored across 15 devices. The material depicted extreme sexual abuse of children. The case involved what authorities described as an unprecedented volume of such material.
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Remuera octogenarian jailed after ‘unprecedented volume’ of child abuse material uncovered
The defence sought an 88% sentence discount.
Newstalk ZB
Remuera octogenarian jailed after ‘unprecedented volume’ of child abuse material uncovered
A Remuera octogenarian has been handed a three-year jail term after admitting 15 charges related to possessing nearly 200,000 child abuse files across 15 devices.
Stuff
Auckland man sentenced over child sexual abuse material
A man who downloaded files depicting the “extreme sexual abuse” of children has been sentenced to community detention and intensive supervision.