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New Zealand PM 'shock' as aide accused of secretly recording women

created: June 5, 2025, 6:31 a.m. | updated: June 7, 2025, 1:47 a.m.

New Zealand PM 'shock' as aide accused of secretly recording womenMichael Forbes' phone was found to contain photos of women and audio clips of his sexual encountersHis phone was later found to contain more photos and videos of women as well as audio recordings of his sexual encounters. The allegations came to light after a sex worker said she noticed that Forbes' phone had been recording audio while he was in the shower, local news website Stuff reported earlier this week. A member of New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's staff has resigned after being accused of secretly taking photos and videos of women, and recording audio of sex workers. According to the Stuff report, Forbes' encounter with the sex worker in Wellington happened in July 2024. Forbes reportedly gave the sex worker his phone password after being confronted with the secret audio recording.

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