Rumours on TikTok wrongly claiming that Mat Mowbray is the member of a wealthy Kiwi family convicted of having "extreme" child abuse material has been labelled "false, baseless and damaging" by a family spokesperson
Rumours on TikTok wrongly claiming that Mat Mowbray is the member of a wealthy Kiwi family convicted of having "extreme" child abuse material has been labelled "false, baseless and damaging" by a family spokesperson
17 October 2025
The Mowbray family spokesperson told the Herald neither Mat nor any member of his family had ever been charged with, convicted of, or suspected of a crime.
The spokesperson says the family has no connection to the individual or the case.
A Ministry of Justice document provided to the Herald confirms Mat Mowbray had no convictions on his record.
The Herald has also confirmed he is not the individual jailed over the offending.
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