PremiumCarolyne Meng-YeeInvestigative reporter·NZ Herald·26 Aug, 2026 12:18 AM7 mins to read‌Shafkat Mahbub during sentencing at Auckland District Court in Auckland on Tuesday. Photo / Corey FlemingShafkat Mahbub during sentencing at Auckland District Court in Auckland on Tuesday. Photo / Corey FlemingSex workers who were secretly filmed having sex with an Auckland businessman said he is a “pathetic little man” and has ruined their lives.Shafkat Mahbub was charged with making 14 intimate visual recordings, 10 of which he posted online for money.

The businessman – who in April pleaded