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\nDisgraced former top cop Jevon McSkimming.
\nPhoto: RNZ \/ Mark Papalii\n<\/p>\n
Disgraced former top cop Jevon McSkimming is due to be sentenced at the Wellington District Court on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
He pleaded guilty in November<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n McSkimming was suspended on full pay from his role as Deputy Police Commissioner, amid investigations into sexual misconduct, in December.<\/p>\n Charges are still being pursued against the woman<\/a> behind those allegations.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n RNZ reported<\/a> 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’.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n A damning report by the Independent Police Conduct Authority released last month found serious misconduct at the highest levels, including former Commissioner Andrew Coster<\/a>, over how police responded to the allegations of sexual misconduct against McSkimming.<\/p>\n Coster resigned from his new role<\/a> at the head of the Social Investment Agency on 3 December.<\/p>\n