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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Maroosha Muzaffar

Senior aide to New Zealand prime minister resigns over secret recordings of sex workers

File. New Zealand prime minister Christopher Luxon's senior aide, Michael Forbes, has resigned after a damning report revealed he was recording sex workers without their consent. Luxon called the report shocking - (Getty Images)

A senior aide to New Zealand prime minister Christopher Luxon has resigned after being accused of secretly recording sex workers and taking non-consensual photos and videos of women.

The allegations against Michael Forbes surfaced when a sex worker discovered his phone was recording audio while he was in the shower, NZ’s Stuff reported earlier this week. Mr Luxon’s deputy chief press secretary has since offered his “sincerest apologies to the women I have harmed”.

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