Photo: SuppliedA Christchurch businessman jailed for a raft of child sex abuse charges, including repeatedly filming himself raping and abusing a young girl, has abandoned his appeal to keep his name secret. Wayne Smith, the former chief executive of Christchurch company Connexionz, was due to appear in the High Court at Christchurch on Thursday in a bid to keep name suppression and appeal against his sentence. Connexionz executive chair Tony Kan said Smith had been the company chief executive for two and half years before he was dismissed on the grounds of committing a gross breach of trust. Photo: SuppliedPreviously, Smith was chief executive of Aeropath and has also held senior international roles with Airways, Thales, and Hewlett Packard. At the sentencing in the Christchurch District Court, Judge Raoul Neave said the offending had "the full gambit of indecencies".

Source: Otago Daily Times April 27, 2022 20:47 UTC