He was found guilty on charges relating to blackmailing young males to send explicit images - after posing online as a woman.

He's been sentenced to five years in jail.

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16 Nov: A person has been taken to hospital after a helicopter crash near Wellington's Makara Beach this morning

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15 Nov: Authorities are still searching for one missing fisherman following a boating incident in Northland

15 Nov: One new case of measles has been confirmed in Wellington, with two airports as locations of interest

15 Nov: A search is underway for two people missing in overdue boat off the Whangarei coast

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