Waikato man Jason Goodwin raped young girl, then took explicit images to use as blackmail
Goodwin, 56, appeared in Hamilton District Court on Friday for sentencing on eight charges, including rape, sexual conduct…
Auckland actor Isaac Lucas who played Cookie Bear charged with child sex abuse
In separate alleged offending, Lucas is also facing three charges of exposing a young person to sexually explicit…
West Coast man Cody Wilson sentenced for luring girls to send explicit photos, child images found
One said in her victim impact statement read on her behalf that Wilson, who was living in Christchurch…
Female soldier feared she would be killed, Army grants accused colleague name suppression
The soldier’s commanding officer’s name was also suppressed. NZDF’s documents show XX faces two military charges of disobeying…
Charlie Simonsen-Kemp jailed after impersonating police to fool teen girls
Simonsen-Kemp knew a jail term was likely but the judge had to decide how much longer he should…
National deputy leader Nicola Willis lashes out at ‘confused’ Winston Peters, suggests coalition breach after Iran war emails released
Speaking to reporters this afternoon, Willis said the decision to release those emails should have been made in…
Luxon, Peters in crisis talks after NZ First leader releases emails showing PM wanted explicit Iran war backing
“As you’d expect, it is the PM’s job to always challenge the advice he receives and, in this…
Whangārei man found guilty of causing harm by sharing explicit images of ex-partner
The court heard the couple met through the DJ scene in Auckland and quickly developed a relationship, with…
Uber driver accused of kidnapping and indecent assault after fake profile campaign
The account used the image of a younger bearded man and listed its location as Christchurch. The trial…
Tiffany Salmond shares new evidence of explicit deepfakes amid online abuse
“I stopped talking about this months ago because I’d already said what I needed to. But that doesn’t…