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NZ PM's press secretary quits after recording sex workers without consent

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NZ PM's deputy chief press secretary Michael Forbes has resigned after allegedly recording audio of sessions with Wellington sex workers and taking intimate photos of women in public.

A Stuff investigation reported that Mr Forbes , a former journalist, allegedly recorded audio of multiple sessions with sex workers, and amassed a gallery of women working out at the gym, shopping, and being filmed through a window getting ready to go out.

Mr Forbes has offered an apology for the harm his actions caused.

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