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Ex-Knight of the Day

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James Hay Wallace can no longer use the title “Sir” after the government made a request to King Charles to strip him of his knighthood.

Wallace was revealed as the prominent businessman who had sexually abused three young men back in June after he failed to be granted leave to appeal by the Supreme Court.

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins announced on Monday that Wallace is no longer able to use the title and has been asked to return his words of appointment in honours.

Wallace was appointed as Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for Services to the arts in the 2011 Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Back in June, five years after first being charged, Wallace could finally be named.

Stuff and NZME successfully revoked his name suppression on the morning of his first trial in 2019. However, at every step, Wallace appealed.

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