New Zealand business tycoon Sir Ron Brierley faces eight more charges, bringing the total number to 14 for allegedly possessing child abuse material. The 83-year-old multi-millionaire corporate raider was initially facing six charges after his arrest at Sydney International Airport on December 17 last year. Today, New South Wales court staff confirmed to the Herald that Brierley faced the additional charges. Police allege they found more than 200,000 images and 500 videos on Brierley's laptop and electronic storage devices that depicted child abuse material. Brierley, knighted in 1988, was a giant of the New Zealand corporate scene through 1970s and 1980s leading a series of daring corporate raids and takeovers.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 24, 2020 04:07 UTC