There's a lot of unanswered questions relating to allegations against a former Prime Minister staffer.

Michael Forbes has quit as acting deputy press secretary over allegations he took compromising recordings of sex workers - and photos of women he didn't know.

A Wellington brothel complained to Police last July, who found it didn't meet the threshold for prosecution.

NZ Herald political reporter Jamie Ensor explains the implications of this saga.

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