Adrian Hilterman is a police prosecutor

It can now be revealed that Adrian Hilterman is a senior police prosector from Whakatane. Well, he may not be for longer.

He was convicted of assault and the suppression order now no longer applies. But nobody bothered to tell his former wife, who wanted the order lifted, until the media contacted her. The effect of lifting a suppression order is worthless until people know who has been suppressed - normally through MSM, blogs, or local gossip - and everyone in Whakatane knows who he is anyway.

Hilterman has been stood down from police since he was charged and now likely to be stood down for good. He will be sentenced on November 3.