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A lot has happened since the Independent Police Conduct Authority released a scathing 135-page report into how police handled allegations of sexual offending against former Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming. National Crime Correspondent Sam Sherwood explains the latest.
Just days after RNZ revealed former Commissioner Andrew Coster had resigned, an interview aired between Coster and TVNZ's Q+A.
The biggest thing to come from the interview was Coster claiming he had briefed both former Police Minister Chris Hipkins and current Police Minister Mark Mitchell about the allegations against McSkimming before they say they were made aware.
Both men have strongly denied Coster's claims.
This is important because after the IPCA's report was released one of the big questions was who knew what, and when they were told.
Mitchell has said he was not told until 6 November last year. Hipkins has said he was never briefed during his time as Minister of Police or Prime Minister.
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So, what exactly is Coster saying?
During his interview with TVNZ's Q+A Coster said he told Hipkins that McSkimming told him he had an affair with a "much younger w
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