A senior public servant in Port Moresby has been fined K700 by the Boroko District Court for being in possession of pornographic materials.
The items were found on his phone by his wife who placed a complaint with police.
The 58-year-old man (identity withheld) was sentenced to three months in jail on Tuesday, however that sentence was suspended.
He was instead fined K700. The man was initially released on a K1000 police bail after he was arrested last year.
The court ordered that his penalty fine be deducted from the K1000 bail monies he paid earlier. He will be refunded K300 while the remaining will be retained to pay for the fine.
The court found that on Sept 30 last year, the man took nude pictures of another woman (identity also withheld) on his mobile phone after a sexual encounter. The woman gave consent to have her pictures taken.
A month later, his wife came across the pictures, which were stored in his Samsung mobile phone. She then reported the matter to police.
The man was arrested on Oct 21, 2016, and charged with being in possession of pornographic materials.
He was charged under section 25(1) (A) of the Summary Offense act. This charge has a penalty fine not exceeding K2,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or both.
During the trial, he told the court then that the materials were made for personal purposes and not for public consumption.