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<\/p>\nA man has been sentenced to three years and nine-and-a-half months’ in prison for importing material relating to child sexual abuse and bestiality.<\/p>\n
Warning: Contains content about sexual offending against children and animals.<\/p>\n
The 35-year-old arrived at Auckland International Airport on May 31, 2025 after spending more than a month overseas. <\/p>\n
During a search, Customs officers found several electronic devices and multiple electronic storage devices in his possession.<\/p>\n
When questioned about the child sexual exploitation material found on his mobile phone, he admitted downloading it. He was arrested by Customs officers for importing objectionable publications.<\/p>\n
Any publication that promotes or supports the exploitation of children for sexual purposes was deemed an objectionable publication under the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993.<\/p>\n
A total of 21,482 objectionable images and video files were located across six devices. Over 15,000 of these were child sexual exploitation material and about 40% of those fell into the most extreme categories of child sexual abuse involving children and infants. <\/p>\n
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Where to get help for sexual violence. (Source: 1News)<\/p>\n
He was sentenced in Auckland District Court yesterday. <\/p>\n
Chief Customs officer on the child exploitation operations team, Simon Peterson, said this was one of the largest importations of objectionable publications ever seized at Auckland International Airport.<\/p>\n
“Through advanced intelligence and close collaboration with our partners, Customs identified this individual as a person of interest in 2024. The moment he re-entered New Zealand in May, Customs officers interviewed and arrested him on site at the border,” he said. <\/p>\n
“The material he carried was deeply disturbing and included some of the most extreme child sexual abuse content known to law enforcement worldwide.<\/p>\n
“Offending of this nature is never victimless. These are not simply illicit images or videos – they document real children being horrifically abused. Every time this material circulates, it perpetuates harm and trauma or those victims.”<\/p>\n
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