Influencer David Pegler named after suppression order lapses

Thursday 16 January 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Thu 16 Jan 2025, 5:03pm

In this story Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, Auckland High Court

David Pegler, known on social media as David Grr, can now be identified following the end of a suppression order. He is currently serving a nine-year sentence after being found guilty in 2022 of sexually abusing two teenage boys.

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1. StuffThu 16 Jan 2025, 3:44pm

   Social media influencer who raped, sexually violated teens while they slept named (opens in new tab)

2. NZ HeraldThu 16 Jan 2025, 5:03pm

   Social media influencer David Pegler, aka David Grr, revealed as serial sex offender (opens in new tab)