Jago’s lawyer, Ian Brookie, declined to comment on his behalf.
In August 2024, the disgraced former Act Party president was separately found guilty by a jury of the indecent assault of two teenage boys he mentored through a sports club during the 1990s.
Tim Jago. Photo / RNZ, Nick Monro
The former political heavyweight was sentenced to two-and-a-half years’ imprisonment and unsuccessfully appealed both his sentence and convictions.
He had argued that some of the charges should not have been considered and that the judge’s directions to the jury were inadequate.
Katie Harris is an Auckland-based journalist who covers issues such as sexual assault, workplace misconduct, media, crime and justice. She joined the Herald in 2020.