Christchurch man sentenced for sending explicit messages to undercover officer

Monday 10 March 2025 · 3 outlets · 3 reports · updated Mon 10 Mar 2025, 10:36am

Hamish Campbell-Stenning, a 25-year-old registered sex offender, has been sentenced for sending explicit photos and messages via Snapchat. He believed he was communicating with a 14-year-old girl, but the individual was actually an undercover police officer. The messages were sent over a period of four days.

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1. NZ HeraldMon 10 Mar 2025, 5:00am

   Christchurch man sentenced for indecent material, failing sex offender rules (opens in new tab)

2. RNZMon 10 Mar 2025, 10:18am

   Child sex offender thought police officer on Snapchat was a 14-year-old girl (opens in new tab)

3. Otago Daily TimesMon 10 Mar 2025, 10:36am

   Child sex offender's explicit messages to undercover cop (opens in new tab)