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![PM defends minister after they admit not reading abuse report](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
PM defends minister after they admit not reading abuse report
Matt Doocey was sent a Royal Commission report into abuse last November.
![Mama Hooch: 'Part of me was taken away' - second victim drops name suppression](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Mama Hooch: 'Part of me was taken away' - second victim drops name suppression
She wants to show other survivors they can succeed after sexual abuse.
![Survivor shares harrowing story of Mama Hooch sexual assault](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Survivor shares harrowing story of Mama Hooch sexual assault
At 22, Danielle Gare was drugged and assaulted at Mama Hooch. Now 28, she bravely shares her journey to inspire others. Video / Carson Bluck
![Man accused of ram-raid, teen rape and kidnap claims it's all 'lies'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Man accused of ram-raid, teen rape and kidnap claims it's all 'lies'
Crown: 'Does it make any sense that she should make up false allegations about him?'
![Holly Willoughby speaks out after security guard found guilty of murder plot](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Holly Willoughby speaks out after security guard found guilty of murder plot
'We should not be made to feel unsafe going about our daily lives and in our own homes.'
!['Breathtaking arrogance': UK woman got pregnant with boy while on bail for having sex with another](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Breathtaking arrogance': UK woman got pregnant with boy while on bail for having sex with another
Rebecca Joynes groomed both boys from the age of 15.
![Best-selling author Neil Gaiman accused of sexual assault in NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Best-selling author Neil Gaiman accused of sexual assault in NZ
Gaiman has denied the allegations of sexual misconduct by a woman in New Zealand.
![UK serial rapist Andrew Barlow moved to open prison after bid for early release](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
UK serial rapist Andrew Barlow moved to open prison after bid for early release
Andrew Barlow was handed 13 life sentences for a string of sexual assaults in the 80s.
![Man charged with ram-raid and rape calls victim's relative a 'compulsive liar'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Man charged with ram-raid and rape calls victim's relative a 'compulsive liar'
The man says he's got an alibi: 'It would be impossible for me to commit these offences'.
![German woman given harsher sentence than rapist for calling him ‘pig’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
German woman given harsher sentence than rapist for calling him ‘pig’
‘Maja R’ jailed for ‘defaming’ gang-rapist by messaging him after he avoided prison.
![Crime steady overall, rise in feeling unsafe, big rises in fraud, vehicle theft – survey](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Crime steady overall, rise in feeling unsafe, big rises in fraud, vehicle theft – survey
Highly victimised groups were Māori, young people, the disabled and the LGBT+ community.
![My father was a murderer and I’ve devoted my life to proving it](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
My father was a murderer and I’ve devoted my life to proving it
Where could Moira Anderson be, 67 years later?
!['My first kiss will always be with a predator:' Man sentenced for sex offending against teen in park](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'My first kiss will always be with a predator:' Man sentenced for sex offending against teen in park
'I realised I was strong enough to do something, and now, we are here.'
![For two years, influencer who sexually abused teen boys has kept name secret; that may soon change](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
For two years, influencer who sexually abused teen boys has kept name secret; that may soon change
The Court of Appeal has upheld his conviction.
!['Sex monster': Dutch volleyball player who raped 12-year-old girl qualifies for Olympics](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Sex monster': Dutch volleyball player who raped 12-year-old girl qualifies for Olympics
This news comes after a judge said his Olympic hopes were a 'shattered dream'.
!['My baby': Couple allegedly murder teen who was used as surrogate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'My baby': Couple allegedly murder teen who was used as surrogate
A couple reportedly kept the teen in unsafe conditions before she went missing in 2002.
![Disgraced ex-NRL star won't face fourth rape trial](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Disgraced ex-NRL star won't face fourth rape trial
Jarryd Hayne has been behind bars since his conviction in 2023 for sexual assault.
!['48-hour nightmare': Teen allegedly kidnapped, raped after $20k ATM heist](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'48-hour nightmare': Teen allegedly kidnapped, raped after $20k ATM heist
Now a father and son are on trial together in the High Court at Napier.
![Court upholds part of domestic violence victim's appeal against paying costs to her abuser](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Court upholds part of domestic violence victim's appeal against paying costs to her abuser
The court dismissed half of the woman's case.
![Parole for mum who used 5-year-old as ‘sexual plaything’ after 4 years in prison](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Parole for mum who used 5-year-old as ‘sexual plaything’ after 4 years in prison
The woman will be released having served three years and 11 months behind bars.
!['The stuff of nightmares': Seasonal worker jailed after raping child at train station](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'The stuff of nightmares': Seasonal worker jailed after raping child at train station
Crown prosecutor Jackson Webber said it was 'an appalling rape of a vulnerable girl'.