Overview

• Jevon McSkimming was formally identified on August 4 after New Zealand courts lifted his pre-trial anonymity order.
• He declined to seek any extension of name suppression during his appearance before the Wellington court.
• McSkimming was arrested in June and charged with eight counts of possessing child sexual abuse and zoophilic material before being released on bail.
• He had been suspended in December 2024 amid an internal inquiry and subsequently resigned from the police force in May 2025.
• New Zealand’s strict suppression rules bar media from naming suspects and detailing cases until courts permit disclosure.