How could Phillip Barnes, a man who planted a camera in a gym changing room, be promoted to chief executive of a Crown entity?
The police who turned up at International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ) wore plain clothes. They discreetly presented the warrant, asked for USB sticks and entered the general manager s office. But it s hard to fly under the radar in a country as small as New Zealand. An IANZ staff member recognised one of the men ferreting through Phillip Barnes stuff as a cop, and soon a story was doing the rounds at the Crown entity s Auckland headquarters.
Revealed: Porn-addicted Govt manager who planted spy cam in gym
Philip Barnes has had name suppression since his offending. Photo / Facebook
Revealed: Porn-addicted Govt manager who planted spy cam in gym Tue, 25 May 2021, 2:27PM
A porn-addicted Government manager who planted a spy camera in a gym bathroom has had his discharge without conviction and permanent name suppression overturned and can now be identified.
He is Phillip Barnes, the former chief executive of International Accreditation New Zealand - a Crown organisation at the fore of the national Covid-19 pandemic response.
And he has issued a lengthy apology for his offending.
The Herald first revealed the charges against the 65-year-old Browns Bay man.