New Zealand Edition Pizzagate - millionaire gets only 4 yrs for livestreaming child abuse (pizzagate)

submitted ago by MolochHunter

https://metro.co.uk/2018/09/19/millionaire-who-live-streamed-child-sex-abuse-jailed-for-just-four-and-a-half-years-7959941/?ito=article.desktop.share.top.twitter

sentence reduced from 10 yr in consideration of age and 'good character (WTF)

victims as young as 3

'Investigators ~ found he had paid five adults, who were linked to the online child abuse videos, a total of 36 times. Authorities discovered 296 media files on Lawes’ computer that featured children being sexually abused or exploited. Although Lawes received a reduced sentence, Justice Wylie did not take any time off for remorse because he didn’t think the paedophile had shown any. He added: ‘I am not persuaded you have shown real remorse and your initial reaction was one of entitlement and self-justification.’

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carmencita ago

Good character? For live streaming CP? Now I have heard everything. 25 sounds like a good round number.

MolochHunter ago

its an interesting reversal here - usually when authorities are compelled to make arrests its the pimps / producers who get stung and the client base is permitted to disappear into the woodwork, but in this case theres no mention of those who produced the 'content' for him of being stung

carmencita ago

Behind the scenes there must be big players being protected. This guy is the fall guy evidently.