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Teen raped and abducted after sharing pizza with stranger
A lawyer tried to suggest she consented and changed her mind but a jury found otherwise.
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Woman had baby with 14yo cousin two decades ago. She's just faced justice
'You were, at all times, aware of the victim’s age,' judge tells offender at sentencing.
Safety check review underway at school which hired ex-athlete sex offender
The man admitted sexual offending against a 15-year-old girl in 2023.
Teen allegedly sexually assaulted after being offered a slice of pizza by a stranger
The 18-year-old says she woke to repeated assaults as she vomited and cried.
Former Shortland Street actor admits possessing graphic child abuse material
The same man was granted a discharge without conviction in 2014 for sex offending.
'Porno': Man filmed partner then shared explicit images with family, friends after break-up
The couple met through the Auckland DJ scene but their relationship turned toxic.
Rough sex 'normalised online' as strangulation injuries rise, doctors warn
The Cambridge Clinic reports a rise in non-fatal strangulation cases.
Russell Brand admits to sleeping with 16-year-old girl when he was 30 in bombshell sex confession
Russell Brand says he slept with a 16-year-old when he was 30.
Fourteenth arrest in Dilworth abuse probe as man, 66, held in Blenheim
The charges relate to incidents in the early 1990s at the Auckland boys' boarding school.
Man who crept into young girl's bedroom and filmed sexual assaults faces deportation
Mehul Kathri Chethri is likely to be deported after serving jail time.
'He's a risk': Man exposes himself outside school before violently assaulting caregiver
Liam Marsh said he suffered a brain injury as a child, which makes him do stupid things.
I was sexually abused by my grandfather. I later learnt he'd done the same to Dad
Telegraph: Perry Power's decision to share his story broke a decades-long cycle of abuse.
Police lay 13 new charges over alleged sex offending linked to Hastings man
Police have laid the new charges in relation to alleged offending near Tūrangi on March 7.
'Serious misuse of a trusted position': Teacher's aide propositioned boy on ride home
He avoided the sex offender registry but was told: 'This should never have happened.'
'Am I broken forever?': Restaurateur Chand Sahrawat is ready to talk about her sexual abuse
The restaurateur and life coach says her past has given her purpose.
'Young woman's nightmare': NZ's most notorious rapist sentenced again
Malcolm Rewa was confronted in court by a woman who was 16 when he targeted her in 1988.
Det Insp Scott Beard speaks to media following Malcolm Rewa sentencing
Detective Inspector Scott Beard and Crown prosecutor Alysha McClintock spoke to the media following Malcolm Rewa sentencing at the Auckland High Court. Video / NZ Herald
'Life hasn’t been the same': Teen's struggles after being groped by former pastor
The man, who was her relative, continues to maintain his innocence.
Police confirm investigation into Ruby Rose claims of sexual assault by Katy Perry
Ruby Rose alleges the incident happened at a Melbourne nightclub in 2010.
Name secrecy continued for man from religious group accused of rape, strangulation
He faces charges of assaulting three women but his name is suppressed.
Harvey Weinstein rape retrial begins in New York
Weinstein is accused of raping actor Jessica Mann.
Two US congressmen to quit amid sexual misconduct storm and expulsion push
The twin exits would leave the Republicans' narrow House majority intact.
Harvey Weinstein rape retrial to begin Wednesday
The retrial centres on third-degree rape allegations made by actress Jessica Mann.
Katy Perry denies claim that she sexually assaulted Ruby Rose in a Melbourne nightclub
Ruby Rose, 40, alleges the incident happened at Melbourne club Spice Market.
Police believe Jeremy Frank Hobbs, jailed over sexual assaults, may have had more victims
Hobbs was jailed for eight-and-a-half years last month.
Top Democrat vying to be California governor quits race amid sexual misconduct allegations
His exit comes two days after reports of sexual assault and misconduct.
Married man uses photo he took of teen during sex act to prove she consented, looked older
Kuljinder Singh, 39, met up with the 13-year-old after connecting on Snapchat.
Disgraced teacher Timothy Fisher worked at 12 public schools after indecency convictions
A police vet once carried a 'red stamp' warning he must not be left alone with kids.
'Akin to aunt and nephew:' Young woman who slept with 12-year-old wants to be a teacher
Judges ruled the woman's teaching ambitions did not outweigh the gravity of her crimes.
Ex-NZ athlete and sex offender removed from primary school staff list
The man was discharged without conviction and granted permanent name suppression.