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Court documents reveal the extent of former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming's viewing of objectionable material on his work devices, clicking on about 160 images.
He also told a colleague that over the years he had needed different types of pornography to "make him feel anything, and it just kept escalating".
The material included computer animated bestiality material and child sexual abuse material.
McSkimming pleaded guilty on Thursday to possessing child sexual exploitation and bestiality material.
The summary of facts, released to RNZ, says as well as being deputy commissioner of police he was appointed chief security officer for police in March 2021, which meant he was
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