As put by Detective David Payne:
Police acknowledge the sentencing yesterday of a former Wellington medical professional in relation to sexual offences.
Jared Cook was sentenced yesterday in the Wellington District Court to 10 months home detention after pleading guilty to charges of indecent acts on boys aged 12-16 years, making intimate visual recordings and possessing objectionable material.
This offending took place over a six-and-a-half year period while he was working as a General Practitioner doctor. None of the charges he plead guilty to relate to offending at his workplace.
Police worked closely with the victims of this offending, their families, and the Medical Council of New Zealand to ensure that Cook was held to account.
The strength and bravery from the victims who came forward to assist in the prosecution of this offender cannot be overstated.
We know it can be incredibly difficult, and at times distressing, to report or talk about incidents of this nature. We would like to reassure any victims of sexual offending that we take these matters seriously, have support available, and work tirelessly to hold offenders to account.
