25 Jul 2017
ROWE v R [2017] NZCA 316
- Citation
- [2017] NZAR 1211
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The camera seizure was lawful under s123 SSA given reasonable grounds to believe a warrant could have been obtained and the need to prevent deletion; taking photographs can constitute an indecent act depending on circumstances; the evidence (covert use of a zoom lens, sustained focus on teenage girls, numerous images, prior ban) sufficed for a properly directed jury to find both an indecent act and intent to insult beyond reasonable doubt; appeal dismissed and conviction upheld.