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Ex-Executive Sentenced for Paying 14-Year-Old for Sex

3/9/2026

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Story summary
  • A former New Zealand executive pleaded guilty to receiving commercial sex services from a 14-year-old girl, whom he met on Snapchat and believed to be 17.
  • He paid cash and for Uber rides to obtain sexual activity with the minor.
  • The court sentenced him to 10 months of home detention and ordered $3,000 for emotional harm.
  • The judge denied name suppression, citing new laws requiring victim consent.