Former ACT Party president Tim Jago named after name suppression lifted

Friday 31 January 2025 · 6 outlets · 5 reports · updated Fri 31 Jan 2025, 8:58pm

In this story ACT Party, David Seymour

Tim Jago, a former ACT Party president, can now be identified as the individual who sexually abused two teenage boys in the 1990s. Jago had been under name suppression since being charged in January 2023. He maintains his innocence following the lifting of the court order.

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1. The Post via StuffFri 31 Jan 2025, 4:59pm

   Former ACT Party president named for sexually abusing boys (opens in new tab)

   Also on The Press (opens in new tab), Stuff (opens in new tab)

2. 1News via RNZFri 31 Jan 2025, 5:07pm

   Former ACT Party president named as ex-political figure who abused teens (opens in new tab)

   • Full statement: What the ACT Party says about the Tim Jago case (opens in new tab) Fri 31 Jan 2025, 5:52pm
3. NZ HeraldFri 31 Jan 2025, 5:14pm

   Former Act Party president Tim Jago named as former political figure who abused teenage boys (opens in new tab)

   Also on RNZ (opens in new tab)

4. RNZFri 31 Jan 2025, 8:58pm

   'No way' of knowing Tim Jago was abuser - ACT Party (opens in new tab)