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2 days ago
- RNZ News
Police officer slept with woman after routine traffic stop
The officer also left police equipment at the woman's address and shared digital images of police activity with her. File photo. Photo: 123RF A police officer who stopped a woman at a routine traffic stop used the police database to make enquires about the woman and had consensual sex with her the next night. The Independent Police Conduct Authority has released its summary findings of a police investigation which looked into two officers' conduct with a member of the public. It said Officer B and his field training officer Officer A were working together on a nightshift when they initially conducted a routine traffic stop of Ms Z and queried her in the police database. "Officer A subsequently contacted Ms Z by text message, resulting in an inappropriate conversation, which Officer B was unaware of. "The officers separately conducted several further queries of Ms Z in the police database towards the end of their shift." The next night, the officers drove an intoxicated Ms Z home after she called Officer A and requested a ride home from her workplace. They were both invited inside. "Officer B became uncomfortable with being in the address, returning to the patrol vehicle parked outside, leaving Officer A and Ms Z inside the address for an extended period of time. While together inside the address Officer A and Ms Z engaged in consensual sexual activity," the authority said. "Officer B conducted additional queries of Ms Z within the police database due to concerns he held for the actions of Officer A with Ms Z." The authority said Officer A returned to Ms Z's address by himself twice while on duty in the subsequent weeks and both times engaged in sexual activity. Officer A also left police equipment at the address, shared digital images of police activity with Ms Z and made a large number of further queries about Ms Z in the police database. Police said the investigation started in December 2024, when they became aware of video footage circulating depicting two police staff on duty inside a private address. It said the video was taken around June 2024. "As a result, our investigation established Officer A engaged in consensual sexual activity with the woman at the time," said Superintendent Sunny Patel, Auckland City District Commander. "It was also established Officer A visited the woman's address on multiple occasions after the video was filmed," he said. "These visits occurred while he was on duty." Patel said during the investigation, both members' use of the police database and the sharing of police information was explored. "There was insufficient evidence to prove criminal offending occurred," he said. "However, regardless of this finding, there are high expectations set on our people while they are on duty." Patel said Officer A was the more experienced member of the pair, being Officer B's field training officer when they were both on the nightshift. "We are appalled at the poor conduct and decision making of Officer A throughout this matter." He said while Officer A had resigned from police during the investigation, an employment process was carried out in accordance with the Public Service Commission's guidelines. Officer B was also subject to a confidential employment process as a result. The authority said it was satisfied with the investigation police undertook and the outcome reached for both officers. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
NZ Herald
08-07-2025
- NZ Herald
Robert Fico was shot four times from close range and seriously wounded
The man who admitted to shooting Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is due to stand trial on terror charges today NZT, more than a year after the attack shocked the central European country. Nationalist, Kremlin-friendly Fico was shot four times from close range after a government meeting in the central
Otago Daily Times
03-07-2025
- Otago Daily Times
War crimes allegations ‘nonsense': mayoral candidate
Guy Percival. PHOTO: ODT FILES Waitaki's newest mayoral candidate has labelled claims he was involved in war crimes as "nonsense". Guy Percival, of Five Forks, announced his mayoral candidacy just days ago, including a biography that referred to serving with the Selous Scouts, a counter-insurgency unit, in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). The special forces unit has previously been accused of killing civilians, various war crimes and being involved in the Rhodesian chemical weapons programme. But Mr Percival, who says he is the only New Zealander to have served in the unit, took to social media to defend himself against people criticising him for being part of the unit. "Those who have never served, and never likely too, should be very careful in having an unqualified opinion on those that have," Mr Percival posted. "Selous Scouts was a multi-racial regiment of the country's Defence Force; 75% were African, the balance European and mixed race. "All were volunteers. The pride of serving with such an amazing group of incredible soldiers cannot be diminished by the ignorant comments from those who have limited knowledge or understanding. This will be my first and last comment on this site." A further post on the same site yesterday attracted more comments. "I think it's very sad that people make comment without knowing," Mr Percival told the ODT yesterday. "So, I just get very sensitive, and I think any soldier does, about his regiment, which has been ingloriously described. "Everyone liked to blame the Scouts for everything — and someone quoted The New York Times saying something about chemical warfare. We never had any of that nonsense," he said. "We were doing a job and, as I say, 75% of our unit was African soldiers who were actually incredible men and I'm very, very proud of my service as being the only Kiwi that ever served in that unit." Some people had said he should have left out his service from his mayoral bio, but he did not want to do that. "It's all over rover now ... but it is a very important part of my life." A 1994 Amnesty International report accused the unit of war crimes. However, there have been no official prosecutions of unit members for actions during the Rhodesian Bush War. The opposing Zimbabwean African Liberation Army, led at one point by future leader Robert Mugabe, has also been accused of actions amounting to war crimes under today's international law norms, including forced conscription of child soldiers. Like the Selous Scouts, there have been no formal prosecutions of Zala members. In 1980, then-president Mugabe granted amnesties to both sides of the conflict.
