‘Money makes a difference’: Customs fights name suppression
Permanent name suppression was given to wealthy family member convicted of possessing thousands of child sex abuse files.
Simon Shepherd
Tue, 02 Jun 2026
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A High Court judge has reserved his decision on whether permanent name suppression should be lifted for a member of a wealthy family convicted of possessing child sex abuse material.
The 46-year-old man was jailed last August for two years, five months for importing and possessing 11,775
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Simon Shepherd
Tue, 02 Jun 2026
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‘Money makes a difference’: Customs fights name suppression
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