Two members of the police's senior leadership team, including former Deputy Police Commissioner Tania Kura, visited Jevon McSkimming while he faced charges of possessing child sexual exploitation and bestiality material.
McSkimming pleaded guilty earlier this month.
A report by the Independent Police Conduct Authority released last week found serious misconduct at the highest levels, including Kura, in relation to how police responded to separate allegations of sexual offending by McSkimming.
Speaking at a press conference in the Beehive after the report was released, Police Commissioner Richard Chambers alluded to a meeting he had with Kura when he became aware that she had visited McSkimming while he was facing the objectionable material charges.
“I explained quite clearly that it fell well short of my expectations,” he said.
McSkimming was arrested on 27 June.
In response to questions from RNZ, Chambers said he became aware Kura visited McSkimming in July.
“When I found out about that from concerned colleagues, I asked Tania Kura for an explanation and I expressed my disappointment in her,” Chambers said.
“To me it showed a total lack of judgement and very bad decision making. It was inappropriate for an executive member and a statutory deputy commissioner.”
Asked what Kura’s response was, Chambers said “she seemed surprised that I saw it as a problem”.
Stuff
Face of the Day
Asked what Kura’s response was, Chambers said “she seemed surprised that I saw it as a problem”.
Related
Face of the Day
Stacy Keach was indelibly linked with his take on the hard-boiled Hammer, the fictitious TV private detective created by crime novelist Mickey Spillane.
Face of the Day
Dai Henwood died holding the hands of his family in Auckland Hospital on Tuesday morning.
Face of the Day
The billionaire founder of tech companies Adaytum and Anaplan has been vocal about New Zealand’s poor economic performance in the past decade and says the country needs stability and a long-term plan.
Face of the Day
“There was over a 20 per cent swing. So that’s huge. It is the only thing that has saved the centre-right in this country” – Mowbray
Latest
Face of the Day
Stacy Keach was indelibly linked with his take on the hard-boiled Hammer, the fictitious TV private detective created by crime novelist Mickey Spillane.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… galore (adjective) - : in large numbers or amounts : plentiful —used postpositively Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Galore means “in large numbers or amounts,” making it a synonym of useful words like abundant and plentiful. But its charm lies not in its meaning but in its sound and
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse
For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.
