Hamilton child sex offender surrenders to Police following media coverage

Waikato Police are crediting media coverage for a convicted child sex offender who had breached supervision conditions for giving himself up in Hamilton early this morning.

District Child Protection Coordinator, Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Greene, said the 26-year-old man handed himself in to officers at the Hamilton Central Police Station shortly before 2am.

"The man had had a warrant to arrest issued against him for breaching post release supervision conditions and Police were actively seeking him.

"The media coverage resulting from a release put out overnight that we were seeking this man is believed to be the driver behind him giving himself up and he will be appearing in the Hamilton District Court today in relation to those breaches."