Wellington District Crime Squad manager detective senior sergeant Haley Ryan told the
NZ Herald last week it was the country s first known conviction for this type of offending. The defence argued there was no premeditation and a cultural report on the man, who is from the Philippines, was directly relevant to the sentencing. Campos has been in the country since 2016. Judge Harrop disagreed, stating there was an element of premeditation to the case as he was told multiple times a condom was necessary and that sex workers were no less victims than any other survivor. I can t proceed on the basis that raping sex workers is any more acceptable (in the Philippines) than it is here, he said.
Wellington District Crime Squad manager detective senior sergeant Haley Ryan told the
NZ Herald last week it was the country s first known conviction for this type of offending. The defence argued there was no premeditation and a cultural report on the man, who is from the Philippines, was directly relevant to the sentencing. Campos has been in the country since 2016. Judge Harrop disagreed, stating there was an element of premeditation to the case as he was told multiple times a condom was necessary and that sex workers were no less victims than any other survivor. I can t proceed on the basis that raping sex workers is any more acceptable (in the Philippines) than it is here, he said.