Dean Matthew Armstrong, 45, appeared before Judge David Robinson last week via video link at the Dunedin District Court. I didn’t get any inkling you were capable of this," the father told Armstrong. Judge Robinson told Armstrong that "tremendous harm" had been suffered by his victims, which included those of the material he did not create. Judge Robinson set the sentencing at a starting point of six and a-half years, and then offered discounts for an early guilty plea, expressions of remorse and difficult family circumstances. There was "no indication" that Armstrong would have stopped offending had he not been caught, Judge Robinson said.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 23, 2025 15:40 UTC