Cameron Hore from Christchurch has been arrested and charged with sexual exploitation, obtaining by deception and sexual grooming through online internet contact.

He has been charged with doing  these things to a number of people – Deaf people and also family and friends of Deaf people – remember, he isn’t guilty until the court decides he is.

He will go to court in a few weeks and then we may know more about what has possibly happened.

There may be other people that Cameron has done these things to – it is important that these people talk to the police as soon as possible about this.

Anything you tell the police is confidential – your friends and family don’t have to know.

If Cameron has asked you to do things with him that you didn’t like – the police would like to talk with you ASAP

If Cameron has done things to you that you didn’t like – the police would like to talk with you ASAP.

If you have done things with Cameron that you didn’t enjoy – the police would like to talk with you ASAP.

Anything you tell the police is confidential – your friends and family don’t have to know.

Deaf Aotearoa staff can help you talk to the police or get some help for you to cope with this if you are not happy about what has happened. Please contact your local DANZ office – again, this is confidential, nobody else will know about this.

Please talk with your friends and family about this if you don’t know what to do.

Please look at the websites we have listed:

• Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse Trust www.survivor.org.nz
• The Monarch Centre www.sast.org.nz

Some people have been saying things on Facebook about this – please don’t talk about this in detail. If you say something wrong then this may make it harder for the police. Talk to your friends about this in person, but don’t say too much on Facebook.

For more information:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/5934106/Facebook-fake-woman-groomed-sex-victims

• Sexual grooming http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_grooming
• Obtaining by deception http://www.legislation.co.nz/act/public/1961/0043/latest/DLM330275.html
• Sexual exploitation http://host.jibc.ca/seytoolkit/what.htm