A senior first responder facing child exploitation charges has elected to have a judge-alone trial.<\/p>\n
The man, whose name and occupation are suppressed, has pleaded not guilty to five charges relating to the possession and exportation of child exploitation material brought by Customs last year.<\/p>\n
The man appeared via audio-visual-link at the Christchurch District Court on Monday.<\/p>\n
He had previously elected a trial by jury but has now opted for a judge-alone trial.<\/p>\n
At a court appearance in September, it was revealed the man had been\u00a0fired from his job.<\/p>\n
His lawyer Craig Ruane said the man’s employment had been terminated because the charges “brought his employer into disrepute”.<\/p>\n
Ruane said his client had highly developed skills in his industry and publication would hinder him from obtaining employment.<\/p>\n
Judge Elkin agreed to extend the man’s interim name suppression until his trial because publication would cause extreme hardship.<\/p>\n
The man is on bail ahead of his next court appearance in April.<\/p>\n
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