An incident at a farm near Christchurch on the South Island coast drew police attention on June 12, 2022. Investigators later confirmed that Liam Brown, then 25, was involved in inappropriate conduct at the farm. Family members who were on the scene alerted authorities after the farm’s alarm activated during the incident, and they observed Brown approaching the property late at night. Local farmers knew Brown since childhood, as some relatives worked on the farm.
In court, Brown appeared in the magistrate’s court on August 25 and pleaded guilty. He was granted bail pending the sentencing hearing scheduled for September 22.
Further details of Brown’s previous conduct were not part of the official court record presented at this time.