Defence Force personnel still fear speaking out on sexual and other harm, audit finds
“Many … did not trust the complaints process or believe anything would happen if they reported the behaviour,”…
Daughter avoids conviction after sexual affair with her father
She applied for a discharge without conviction, and has continued interim name suppression pending a hearing in November.…
Hastings man Thomas Pira jailed for eight years for violent and sexual abuse of daughter
“Someone I could go to about my problems, someone I could trust with my life. Not someone who…
Man convicted of sexual offending against teen in Blenheim public toilet
On his way home, he stopped to use the public toilet in Seymour Square. The defendant walked in…
North Harbour Hockey Association fires woman who blew whistle on alleged teen sex abuse
“No one should have to go through [the police reporting process] on their own, let alone an under-18.…
Woman realises she has been violated after chatting with her rapist, Lee Edri, on social media.
When she realised she was “conversing with … her rapist” she felt sick and blocked him, according to…
Caleb Kahn Heke McLeod jailed for filming himself raping unconscious woman
Judge Philip Crayton noted that the offending had been “significantly traumatic” for the victim, and she now faced…
Auckland Senior Sergeant Matthew Rogers possessed child sexual abuse material
Rogers, who joined the police in 1986, used a “police-issued device” to do internet searches for “pornographic and…
Northland man Gavan Hogg faces five charges over alleged child sexual abuse material
Johnson said the charges related to alleged child sexual abuse material. Hogg was located in the Waipapa area…
Woman sentenced for sexual offending against 13-year-old son of partner
“I feel like I failed as a mother and couldn’t protect my son,” she said. Her son now…
Sex-offending former ambulance officer Christopher King remains on ankle bracelet, can’t enter Hawke’s Bay
His parole conditions, including to submit to electronic monitoring and not to associate with people under 16, are…
Karanpreet Singh jailed for rape of vulnerable woman in supported care
Singh, in his early 20s, had defended several charges at a judge-alone trial and was found guilty of…