Controversial blogger Cameron Slater has been convicted on eight charges of breaching name suppression orders and one of identifying a victim in a sex case.
Auckland District Court Judge David Harvey has ordered the author of the Whale Oil blog to
Controversial blogger Cameron Slater has been convicted on eight charges of breaching name suppression orders and one of identifying a victim in a sex case.
Auckland District Court Judge David Harvey has ordered the author of the Whale Oil blog to pay $750 for each count of name suppression and court costs of $130, adding up to $6130.
Mr Slater posted encrypted messages on his blog that identified suppressed names of defendants in a number of high profile cases.
His posts mainly targeted people charged with sex offences, such as a former MP, a popular entertainer and an ex-Olympian.
Mr Slater has campaigned against New Zealand’s name suppression laws and launched the anti-suppression group Shame (Suppression Helps Abusers Make Excuses).
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