19 Dec 2019

Former associates reflect on Brierley allegations

From Morning Report, 7:24 am on 19 December 2019

Sir Ron Brierley's former deputy says he's staggered the New Zealand business tycoon has been arrested and charged in Australia for possessing child pornography.

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, police acting on an anonymous tip stopped the 82-year-old at Sydney International Airport before he boarded a flight to Fiji.

It reports they found over 200,000 images and 512 videos of child abuse on his laptop and other electronic devices.