Tēnā koe Roger,

I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request below.

Your reference number is IR-01-25-41268.

You can expect a response to your request on or before 10 December 2025 unless an extension is needed.

Ngā mihi

Jonelle |Advisor: Ministerial Services |(she/her)
Policy & Partnerships |Police National Headquarters |

-----Original Message-----
From: Roger Brown <[FOI #32820 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 11 November 2025 10:00 pm
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Police communications regarding continued prosecution of Jevon McSkimming victim after acknowledgement allegations were true

CAUTION: This email originated from outside the New Zealand Police Network. DO NOT click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and are assured that the content is safe.

Dear New Zealand Police,

The following IPCA report notes that Crown prosecutors continued to prosecute one of Jevon McSkimming's victims for 'causing harm by posting digital communication' under section 22 of the Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015, from November 2024, through to as late as September 2025, despite the Crown having acknowledged by 28th November 2024 that the (actual) victim's allegations in the 'harmful' communications case for which she was being prosecuted were not false.
https://www.ipca.govt.nz/download/169325...

I am requesting all Police communications with Crown prosecutors regarding this prosecution from 1st November 2024- when internal damage control regarding McSkimming's abnormal lusts began- through to 30th September 2025 (the end of the month in which the case was finally dropped solely because McSkimming refused to testify).

Yours faithfully,
Roger Brown

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Kia ora

I refer to your request below. I have been asked to advise you that Police requires an extension of time in which to respond to your request, pursuant to section 15A(1) of the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). Specifically, section 15A(1)(a), the request is for a large quantity of official information or necessitates a search through a large quantity of information and meeting the original time limit would unreasonably interfere with the operations of the organisation.

Police requires until 13 February 2026 to provide a substantive response to your request, however we are endeavouring to provide this to you as soon as possible.

You have the right, under section 28(3) of the OIA, to make a complaint to an Ombudsman about this extension. Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

Ngā mihi,

Siena (she/her)
Advisor - Ministerial Services
Police National Headquarters

-----Original Message-----
From: Ministerial Services
Sent: Wednesday, 12 November 2025 2:08 pm
To: 'Roger Brown' <[FOI #32820 email]>
Subject: OIA Acknowledgement IR-01-25-41268

Tēnā koe Roger,

I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request below.

Your reference number is IR-01-25-41268.

You can expect a response to your request on or before 10 December 2025 unless an extension is needed.

Ngā mihi

Jonelle |Advisor: Ministerial Services |(she/her) Policy & Partnerships |Police National Headquarters |

-----Original Message-----
From: Roger Brown <[FOI #32820 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 11 November 2025 10:00 pm
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Police communications regarding continued prosecution of Jevon McSkimming victim after acknowledgement allegations were true

CAUTION: This email originated from outside the New Zealand Police Network. DO NOT click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and are assured that the content is safe.

Dear New Zealand Police,

The following IPCA report notes that Crown prosecutors continued to prosecute one of Jevon McSkimming's victims for 'causing harm by posting digital communication' under section 22 of the Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015, from November 2024, through to as late as September 2025, despite the Crown having acknowledged by 28th November 2024 that the (actual) victim's allegations in the 'harmful' communications case for which she was being prosecuted were not false.
https://www.ipca.govt.nz/download/169325...

I am requesting all Police communications with Crown prosecutors regarding this prosecution from 1st November 2024- when internal damage control regarding McSkimming's abnormal lusts began- through to 30th September 2025 (the end of the month in which the case was finally dropped solely because McSkimming refused to testify).

Yours faithfully,
Roger Brown

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #32820 email]

Is [New Zealand Police request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to New Zealand Police? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page.

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WARNING

The information contained in this email message is intended for the addressee only and may contain privileged information. It may also be subject to the provisions of section 50 of the Policing Act 2008, which creates an offence to have unlawful possession of Police property. If you are not the intended recipient of this message or have received this message in error, you must not peruse, use, distribute or copy this message or any of its contents. Also note, the views expressed in this message may not necessarily reflect those of the New Zealand Police. If you have received this message in error, please email or telephone the sender immediately

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