Wealthy man receives sentence discount after charity donations

Tuesday 23 September 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Tue 23 Sep 2025, 5:39pm

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A man from an affluent New Zealand family was jailed after being convicted of possessing and importing thousands of extreme child sexual abuse images. He received a 3% sentence discount after donating $50,400 to two charities shortly before his scheduled sentencing at Auckland District Court.

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1. NZ HeraldTue 23 Sep 2025, 3:16pm

   Wealthy NZ family member guilty of having child abuse images given sentence discount for donation (opens in new tab)

2. StuffTue 23 Sep 2025, 5:39pm

   Man from wealthy NZ family donated $50k before sentencing for child sexual abuse material (opens in new tab)