24 Jul 2008

Porn movie charges follow DVD raid

11:19 am on 24 July 2008

A man facing charges relating to a movie pirating operation will now also face charges of possessing objectionable material.

The man, 28, was originally faced four charges of selling pirated DVD's on a Mandarin language web site.

Computer hard drives were seized by police in a joint operation with the New Zealand Federation Against Copyright Theft.

Police say forensic analysis resulted in 27 new charges relating to pornographic movies in the accused's possession.

Police say a website believed to be linked to the man has been identified as listing objectionable movies for sale.

He will appear in the Hamilton District Court on Thursday.