A figure of Dunedin鈥檚 entertainment scene was in court this morning on a raft of charges, including soliciting sex from a minor.
The man, who has interim name suppression, appeared in the Dunedin District Court on nine charges, including the supply and possession of methamphetamine, receiving sexual services from a person then aged 15, and paying them for sex.
The initial charges, stemming from an arrest in August, allege the man arranged for a 15-year-old to provide him with commercial sexual services.
He also faces three counts of receiving such services from the girl.
The alleged offences occurred between April 2023 and August this year.
Stuff reports the man鈥檚 lawyer entered guilty pleas on the four drug-related charges, including supplying methamphetamine, while pleading not guilty to the other charges including those of paying for sex with a minor.
Court documents show three new charges were laid on Thursday, including the creation of objectionable publications between April and September of last year, each carrying a maximum penalty of 14 years imprisonment.
The man is due to appear in court again in February.
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