For those who don’t know, James Wallace is probably the most important supporter of visual arts in New Zealand. He sexually assaulted three men then tried to bribe one of them to not go to police.

More coverage:

• Stuff: Prominent businessman convicted of sexually abusing three men can now be named
• The Spinoff: Sir James Wallace revealed as ‘prominent businessman’ in sexual assault case
• RNZ: Sir James Wallace revealed as ‘prominent businessman’ convicted of indecent assault
• 1News: Sir James Wallace convicted of sex crimes against young men
• Newshub: Sir James Wallace named as prominent businessman guilty of indecently assaulting young men
• NBR: Sir James Wallace guilty of sexual assault against three men
• The Spinoff: Who is Sir James Wallace and what was he convicted of? (updated headline)
• The Spinoff: Process to strip James Wallace of knighthood initiated
• Otago Daily Times: Knighted rich-lister convicted of indecent assault finally named
• NBR: PM seeks to strip Sir James Wallace’s knighthood
• NZ Herald: Government moves to strip Sir James Wallace of knighthood after being revealed as convicted sex offender, artworks to remain on display at Pah Homestead
• 1News: Govt starts process for stripping Sir James Wallace of knighthood
• NZ Herald: :Sir James Wallace unmasked: The inside story of a rich-lister, arts philanthropist and criminal 🔒
• 1News: Sir James Wallace victim calls for speedy removal of knighthood

I’ve known who this was for a while and was starting to wonder if name suppression would ever be lifted. It didn’t seem to be a well-kept secret.