#Latest news with #PauletteBentonGreigRNZ News4 days agoPoliticsRNZ NewsLegal expert weighs in on Michael Forbes allegationscrime politics 27 minutes ago The Prime Minister has ordered a review of vetting processes for parliamentary staff after his Deputy chief press secretary quit following allegations he recorded intimate audio of sessions with sex workers and was in possession of intrusive photos of women. Dozens of photos and footage were found on the staffers phone and some appear to have been recorded in public places and shot through windows at night. The police investigated a complaint in July last year and spoke to Michael Forbes, but said the case was filed because it didnt meet the threshold for criminal prosecution. So what are laws and do they go far enough to protect victims? Senior lecturer in law at AUT Paulette Benton-Greig spoke to Lisa Owen.
RNZ News4 days agoPoliticsRNZ NewsLegal expert weighs in on Michael Forbes allegationscrime politics 27 minutes ago The Prime Minister has ordered a review of vetting processes for parliamentary staff after his Deputy chief press secretary quit following allegations he recorded intimate audio of sessions with sex workers and was in possession of intrusive photos of women. Dozens of photos and footage were found on the staffers phone and some appear to have been recorded in public places and shot through windows at night. The police investigated a complaint in July last year and spoke to Michael Forbes, but said the case was filed because it didnt meet the threshold for criminal prosecution. So what are laws and do they go far enough to protect victims? Senior lecturer in law at AUT Paulette Benton-Greig spoke to Lisa Owen.
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