Hawke’s Bay teacher Matthew Ireland convicted of 12 sex offences against students
“I was 9 years old. I didn’t know anything about sexuality,” the boy said. “I didn’t know that…
One of largest child abuse image hauls at Auckland Airport leads to jail term
“The material he carried was deeply disturbing and included some of the most extreme child sexual abuse content…
Storm Constable-Carter jailed in Nelson court for extreme child abuse images, zoosadism files
Judge Tony Snell arrived at his decision after the Crown sought a 14-year starting point – the maximum…
Two in police custody after 10 confirmed dead in shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach
WARNING: Content may be distressing. Ten people have been confirmed dead in a shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach.…
501 deportee Jeffrey Jones imprisoned for possession and distribution of objectionable material
Judge Louis Bidois also referred to the fact Jones had gone on to reoffend here after being deported…
Tauranga man imprisoned for rape of his 8-year-old cousin
According to the summary of facts, he would sneak into the girl’s bedroom at night, often telling her…
‘Distressing’: Man charged after allegedly stabbing principal at Keysborough Secondary College
Media reports allege the man who stabbed Sykes was a teacher at the school. In a letter to…
Repeat sex offender Clinton Dean Harvey gets seven years’ jail for teen abuse
“I feel pretty s… about myself, I don’t trust any males, I wonder what they are going to…
Bay of Plenty teen denies raping schoolgirl, says he went into her room so she could ‘paint his face’
She said it would happen in her room, under a trampoline, or behind some bushes on the Bay…
Bay of Plenty teenager on trial charged with raping young schoolgirl
The girl, who was 6 at the time of her evidential video interview, told the interviewer the boy…
Coroner finds several failings by Palmerston North’s mental health unit after Gabriella Freeland died by suicide while on leave
Freeland’s is the latest in a spate of deaths of patients either at the mental health inpatient unit…
Teen’s suicide highlights digital exploitation and gaps in youth mental health care
However, in the years leading up to her death, her mental health was “fragile” and she was considered…