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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-1500/
- Published: 2026-06-07T18:30:16.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-07T18:30:15.000Z
- Description: Prosecutor Emma Kerr said the application for name suppression did not reach the threshold to be granted, nor was there a risk to his fair-trial rights. Kerr said the charges were serious, the conduct alleged was not “fleeting” and naming him was in the public interest.
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: Face of the Day

> An Auckland entertainer accused of sexually abusing four underage girls is fighting to bar cameras from his trial, arguing photos of him in the dock would be “damaging”.  
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> Actor and musician Cole Thomas Johnston, 28, is facing more than a dozen charges for alleged offending including multiple counts of male rapes female, grooming, unlawful sexual connection and doing an indecent act.  
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> He has denied the allegations and is set to go to trial next year.  
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> His opposition to an NZME application for in-court media coverage was heard in the Auckland District Court on Friday. \[...\]  
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> \[Defence counsel Matthew Creamer\] submitted that Johnston was dealing with mental health issues and was “very concerned” his career would be taken away if “damaging” photos were publicised of him “sitting in a dock”.  
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> Johnston has performed internationally and spent years teaching child performers. \[...\]  
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> Media were already free to identify Johnston as he had lost his bid for suppression, \[NZME lawyer Isabella Ieremia\] said, and in-court media coverage would help ensure fair and accurate reporting. \[...\]  
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> If his suppression was not continued, \[Johnston’s lawyer Sumudu Thode\] argued there would be virtually “no prospect” of him recovering from the reputational damage.  
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> [NZ Herald](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-entertainer-cole-johnston-fights-to-bar-cameras-from-his-sex-abuse-trial/HIJHZBRPJBFZZHGVL36RTDSROA/?ref=goodoil.news)

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