Entertainment insider faces sex charges

Amajor player in the New Zealand entertainment industry is battling a raft of sex crime charges that allegedly span almost a decade and relate to nine victims. Legal suppression prevents naming the man, or revealing any details that could identify him, as his case winds its way through the High Court ahead of a 2023 trial. The man is charged with 28 offences, and has pleaded not guilty to all charges. His defence lawyer has also raised the possibility he may seek to have some of the charges dismissed. The alleged offending stretches from 2012 to 2021 and includes rape, burglary and attempting to pervert the course of justice.