Police continue to pursue charges against woman at centre of Jevon McSkimming scandal

Friday, 12 December 2025

The police’s independent watchdog has released its bombshell report into the handling of serious complaints made against now disgraced cop Jevon McSkimming.

The Crown is continuing to pursue charges against a woman at the centre of the downfall of former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming.

The woman, known as Ms Z in the scathing Independent Police Complaints Authority (IPCA) report released last month, had sent numerous emails attempting to report allegations of sexual offending by McSkimming.

It was then revealed that despite the charges against Ms Z being withdrawn in relation to emails she’d sent to McSkimming, she was still facing active charges in relation to emails she’s allegedly sent to a different police detective and their wife.

Stuff has not seen the emails, but according to charging documents she was charged in June and August, also under the Harmful Digital Communications Act, with allegedly sending emails with intent to cause harm and causing serious emotional distress.

On Friday, the case was called at the Wellington District Court in front of Judge John Walker where her lawyer, Steven Lack, said he’d made a request for the Crown to reconsider the charges.

He had previously filed a formal application to dismiss the charges on the grounds that they arise from the initial prosecution which he said was an abuse of process.

The woman’s case was called at the Wellington District Court on Friday.

Lack told the court the test was the adequacy of the investigation into McSkmming following her complaints and then the investigation into her - both of which had been subject to criticism by the IPCA.

Judge Walker set another brief hearing for later this month for the case to be set down for a hearing to hear the case to dismiss the charges.

The judge also continued existing suppression orders.

After the damning IPCA report, Lack said he wouldn’t comment while the case is still before the courts. But he said that the police had failed his client.

Stuff previously asked police why, given Police Commissioner Richard Chambers had publicly apologised to Ms Z over the way police handled her complaints - a prosecution was still being pursued.

Chambers said it was inappropriate to comment given it was still before the courts.

“However, what I have done and what I can say is, that I have assured myself that proper process has been followed in bringing this case.”