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McSkimming claims Coster advised harassment complaint against accuser

Jevon McSkimming harassment complaint
Jevon McSkimming (L), Andrew Coster (R).

Disgraced former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming has alleged that then-Police Commissioner Andrew Coster advised him to pursue a complaint under the Harmful Digital Communications Act against a woman who later accused him of sexual assault, according to a 2024 letter obtained under the Official Information Act by state media.

The correspondence, sent by McSkimming’s lawyer to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and senior ministers, portrays McSkimming as the target of a prolonged harassment campaign linked to a former consensual relationship, claiming repeated disclosures about the situation were made to police leadership over several years.

The woman was charged in 2024 over hundreds of emails sent to McSkimming but the case was later withdrawn when he declined to give evidence.



The revelations emerge alongside a critical IPCA report into police handling of the allegations, after which McSkimming was suspended and a separate criminal investigation began when objectionable material was discovered on his work devices. Andrew Coster later accepted responsibility for failures in how police addressed the matter, acknowledging ‘missed opportunities’ to properly investigate the allegations earlier.

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  1. A fish rots from the head down.

    H Clark and Arderns close association with the gangs was in plain sight.

    Clue 1. Gang member and convicted drug dealer Sroubecks protection from Deportation

    Clue2. $3m of our money given to gangs to stop gangs customers using and buying the gangs main profitable commodity…. DRUGS!

    Clue 3. Costers policing by consent nonsense allowing the gangs to run rampant. Wastewater testing showed p use sky rocket under the h clark advised Ardern government.

    So just like the Epstein scandal, McSkimmings sex offending is the tip of the iceburg.

    The H Clark / Ardern government’s aiding and abetting criminal gangs, at the expense of an entire country, for their own personal financial gain; is another crime the Luxon government refuses to investigate.

    Luxon, Peters, and Seymour dont want to set a precedent in case the next Labour government investigates Luxon, willis, Watts, Simpsons, Peters, and Seymours tax money laundering schemes.

    I read a comment on bbh that nz is now a banana republic. I Concur.

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