- Calendar Girls NZ Facebook post transposed Jacinda Ardern’s face on model
- New Zealand police investigated after a complaint, club could face huge fine
- The post was made on Friday and deleted on Saturday after complaints
Source: Dailymail.co.uk.
NEW – ZEALAND – Police are investigating the use of Jacinda Ardern‘s image in a strip club’s online marketing, which could lead to it copping a massive fine.
Calendar Girls NZ posted a provocative meme on social media of a semi-naked dominatrix with the Kiwi prime minister’s face transposed.
The post has led to a New Zealand police investigation.
The woman in the image was wearing underwear, straps and buckles and holding a whip.
The Facebook post, which was published on Friday, was accompanied by a caption, ‘Special guest today only!’
The Wellington strip club deleted the post on Saturday after complaints, stuff.co.nz reported.
Visitors to the page said the photo was disrespectful to Ardern and the club’s employees.
‘I feel sorry for the women who work for you, this shows you have a horrible attitude towards women and consent,’ a visitor to the page wrote.
It is understood to be an offence under New Zealand’s Harmful Digital Communications Act to share a naked or semi-naked image of a person online without their consent.
That includes images that have been edited to appear as though a person is in them.
NZ police confirmed it had received a complaint and was investigating.
The maximum fine a company could pay for an offence under the act is $200,000 or $50,000 for an individual.
