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Wellington, October 3, 2018
A 48-year-old Nelson man was sentenced in the Nelson District Court on 3 October 2018 to six years and nine months imprisonment for distribution, making, and possession of child sexual abuse imagery.
The offender, Jeffery Frank Chadwick, pleaded guilty to 22 charges. These charges were for distribution (6 charges), making (11 charges), and possession (5 representative charges) of child sexual abuse and exploitation files.
Objectionable images
Chadwick sent six objectionable images to three online users, and made 11 objectionable image files. He acquired and stored 1300 objectionable image and video files on two laptop computers, three mobile phones, and one storage account.
In addition, 2000 deleted objectionable files were recovered from his electronic devices.
The judge granted all additional submissions, including refusal of name suppression for the offender, orders for the offenders’ name to be registered on the Child Sex Offender Registration, and orders for name suppression of the victim.
Previous convictions
Chadwick has three relevant previous convictions from Queensland, Australia for similar sexual offending against young children.
”Child sexual abuse imagery involves real children who are coerced and forced into sexual acts that are recorded by their abusers,” Jolene Armadoros, Director Digital Safety said.
“Law enforcement and social media are proactive in their investigation of this material, and focused in their efforts of removal and bringing to account those who offend. We are working hard to ensure that anyone who distributes, makes and possesses objectionable materials of child sexual abuse imagery are caught, prosecuted and sentenced,” she said.
If you are concerned that something you have seen may be objectionable or want to report a crime, contact the Digital Safety team.
If you are the victim of a child abuse crime, visit the Child Abuse: Directory for information and support or Safe to Talk.
If you are concerned about your, or someone else’s, sexual behaviour, contact organisations such as Safe Network, WellStop and STOP, local treatment providers, or specialist therapists.
The Department of Internal Affairs uses the term child sexual abuse imagery. The term child pornography downplays child sexual abuse.
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