Auckland film-maker Rajneel Singh jailed for child sex abuse material, acquitted on similar 2002 charges
A 'predator' Auckland film-maker jailed for possessing and distributing hundreds of graphic child sex abuse photos and videos was acquitted on similar charges in 2002, the Herald can reveal.
Rajneel Singh was sent to prison last week for three years and three months after a successful police prosecution of
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