A 48-year-old man has been sentenced to nearly seven years imprisonment after pleading guilty to 22 charges of making, distributing and possessing child pornography.
Jeffery Frank Chadwick was sentenced in the Nelson District Court to six years and nine months imprisonment for six charges of distribution, 11 charges of making and five charges of possession of child sexual abuse and exploitation files.
Internal Affairs said in a statement today Chadwick sent six objectionable images to three online users, and made 11 objectionable image files.
He also acquired and stored 1,300 objectionable image and video files on two laptops, three mobile phones, and one storage account.
In addition, a further 2,000 deleted objectionable files were recovered from his electronic devices.
Chadwick also has three relevant previous convictions from Australia for similar sexual offending against young children.
Internal Affairs' director of digital safety, Jolene Armadoros says they are working hard to make sure anyone who distributes, makes and possesses objectionable materials of child sexual abuse imagery are caught, prosecuted and sentenced.
"Child sexual abuse imagery involves real children who are coerced and forced into sexual acts that are recorded by their abusers,” she said.
"Law enforcement and social media are proactive in their investigation of this material, and focused in their efforts of removal and bringing to account those who offend."
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