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Auckland businessman jailed for secretly filming sex workers

NZ HeraldStuffWednesday 26 August 2026 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated
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Shafkat Mahbub has been sentenced after admitting to filming 14 sex workers without their consent. The businessman secretly recorded the women and uploaded the footage to adult websites. The victims were alerted to the videos after being contacted by acquaintances.

How they headlined it

First reported by NZ Herald, Wed 26 Aug, 12:18pm · 2 reports from 2 outlets over 4 hours
  1. NZ HeraldNZ Herald

    Businessman who secretly filmed Auckland women during sex and uploaded footage to sex sites jailed (opens in new tab)

  2. StuffStuff

    ‘This will haunt me’: Sex workers confront businessman who secretly filmed them (opens in new tab)