Overview
- Jevon McSkimming, 52, admitted three representative charges in the Wellington District Court and is due for sentencing in December.
- A court summary records 5,354 Google searches, including 1,922 pornographic queries, with 2,945 objectionable images returned and an estimated 160 clicked.
- The offending used police work devices between July 1, 2020, and December 18, 2024, with logs capturing searches and alerts typically triggered only when prohibited sites were accessed.
- McSkimming held roles as deputy commissioner and chief security officer and sat on the Security and Privacy Reference Group; six‑monthly internet monitoring reports to senior leaders had ceased in late 2020.
- Police Commissioner Richard Chambers condemned the conduct as disgraceful and ordered rapid reviews with device auditing and monitoring, while the IPCA shared parts of its handling review in confidence due to ongoing court matters; the charges carry up to 10 years in prison.