{"id":13530,"date":"2025-05-13T05:33:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T17:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=13530"},"modified":"2025-05-13T05:33:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T17:33:39","slug":"mcskimming-resignation-pornography-found-on-police-device-rnz-understands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=13530","title":{"rendered":"McSkimming resignation: Pornography found on police device, RNZ understands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/authors\/sam-sherwood\">Sam Sherwood<\/a><\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"author-job\">National Crime Correspondent<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-social\">\n<p>RNZ understands pornography has been found on the work computer of the former deputy commissioner Jevon McSkimming.<\/p>\n<p>McSkimming\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/news\/national\/560700\/deputy-police-commissioner-jevon-mcskimming-has-resigned\">resigned as the country&#8217;s second most powerful cop on Monday<\/a>, amid a four-month investigation by the Independent Police Conduct Authority and police.<\/p>\n<p>RNZ understands that as part of the criminal investigation, pornography was found on a police device.<\/p>\n<p>Police Minister Mark Mitchell said he had nothing further to add to his statement when asked for comment on Monday evening.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Do you know more? Email\u00a0<\/b>sam.sherwood@rnz.co.nz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In a statement released earlier on Monday, Mitchell said McSkimming resigned before he could be dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can confirm a process had been underway for the prime minister to consider recommending the Governor-General immediately remove the deputy commissioner of police from office.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I instructed the Public Service Commission to commence the process to remove Mr McSkimming from office after allegations of a very serious nature recently came to light, separate to the investigation that led to him being suspended.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He did not say what the allegations were.<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell said the Policing Act was &#8220;very clear&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A deputy commissioner of police must be a &#8216;fit and proper&#8217; person. They are rightly held to the highest standards of conduct and this new information called into serious question Mr McSkimming&#8217;s fitness for office.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When Mr McSkimming was invited to respond to these allegations he chose to resign. Mr McSkimming&#8217;s resignation has confirmed my view that his continuation in the role was untenable.<\/p>\n<p>Police advised Mitchell that their investigations into McSkimming would continue, notwithstanding his resignation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As the latest information remains subject to ongoing police investigation, I am unable to provide further comment at this time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Police Commissioner Richard Chambers said he had been advised of McSkimming&#8217;s resignation from his position with NZ Police.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The criminal investigation will continue and is not affected by the resignation. I have no further comment at this stage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has not said why McSkimming resigned.<\/p>\n<p>Luxon was asked multiple times by the media this afternoon for comment, but did not offer any explanation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not going to get into any of this,&#8221; said Luxon.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The reality is I&#8217;m aware of the resignation, aware of the circumstances around it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We can say as much as we can say at this point&#8230; ongoing investigation, nothing further to say.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He said there will be more to say later.<\/p>\n<p>Labour leader Chris Hipkins said there were no red flags raised about McSkimming when he was appointed deputy police commissioner under the previous government.<\/p>\n<p>Hipkins said both the police commissioner and the public service commissioner recommended McSkimming&#8217;s appointment at the time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Things have obviously subsequently come to light. I can&#8217;t comment on those because I don&#8217;t know anything of the detail of any of those, but I can say categorically none of them were raised during the appointment process,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Hipkins says he hasn&#8217;t been told anything about what the allegations are against Mr McSkimming.<\/p>\n<p>McSkimming, through his lawyer, declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p>RNZ<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sam Sherwood,\u00a0National Crime Correspondent RNZ understands pornography has been found on the work computer of the former deputy commissioner Jevon McSkimming. McSkimming\u00a0resigned as the country&#8217;s second most powerful cop on Monday, amid a four-month investigation by the Independent Police Conduct Authority and police. 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