Former deputy police commissioner pleads guilty to possessing objectionable material

Thursday 6 November 2025 · 8 outlets · 7 reports · updated Thu 6 Nov 2025, 8:11pm

In this story Jevon McSkimming, Richard Chambers

Jevon McSkimming, the 52-year-old former Deputy Police Commissioner, pleaded guilty to three representative charges in Wellington District Court on Thursday. He admitted to possessing child sexual exploitation and bestiality material on his work devices. Police Commissioner Richard Chambers described the offending as disgraceful and appalling.

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1. NZ HeraldThu 6 Nov 2025, 3:23pm

   Ex-top cop Jevon McSkimming admits having child exploitation, bestiality images on work devices (opens in new tab)

2. 1NewsThu 6 Nov 2025, 3:31pm

   Jevon McSkimming admits to child sexual, bestiality material charges (opens in new tab)

3. Otago Daily TimesThu 6 Nov 2025, 4:05pm

   Former top cop admits child sexual exploitation, bestiality image offending (opens in new tab)

   • Ex-top cop 'needed different types of porn to feel anything' (opens in new tab) Thu 6 Nov 2025, 8:11pm
4. Waikato Times via The PostThu 6 Nov 2025, 4:08pm

   'Good riddance to him': Top cop used police tech to access child exploitation and bestiality content (opens in new tab)

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

5. RNZThu 6 Nov 2025, 4:12pm

   Former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming pleads guilty to possessing child sexual exploitation and bestiality material (opens in new tab)

   • Former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming's offensive search terms revealed (opens in new tab) Thu 6 Nov 2025, 5:51pm