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Jury still out in Nelson sex abuse case
After more than 10 hours of deliberation the jury in the trial of a former national figure accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl has still not been able to reach verdicts.
Home detention for man who fondled breasts
67-year-old convicted of fondling women's breasts while they visited his massage and acupuncture clinic.
Cries of 'utu' as Vanessa Pickering's murderer sentenced
Malcolm George Chaston has been sentenced to preventive detention for murdering Christchurch woman Vanessa Anne Pickering, whose body was found down a bank near Christchurch's Godley Head more than a year ago.
Cop on sexual assault charges
An Auckland police officer is facing sexual assault charges and has been stood down for five months while the allegations were investigated. It is not clear whether he was on duty at the time of the alleged incidents.
Warrior and girlfriend split
Kevin Locke, the young league star under investigation for an alleged sexual assault, recently split from his girlfriend.
Warrior accused of sex assault denies any wrong-doing
Warriors management has confirmed that Kevin Locke was the player accused of sexual assault by a woman after a recent incident in central Auckland. Locke 'strenuously denies' any wrong-doing.
Bail-rape accused gets bail - again
A man charged with drugging and raping a woman while he was out on bail has been bailed again, and yesterday his conditions of release were relaxed. In 2009 Paulus Nieuwenhuiysen was charged with possession for supply of Ecstasy,
Watch: Former NRL player Jarryd Hayne guilty of sexual assault
After more than four years and three trials, NRL star Jarryd Hayne has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman on the grand final night in Newcastle. Video / ABC Australia
Sailor jailed, kicked out of navy, for sex offence
A navy chef has been sent to prison and kicked out of the navy after being found guilty of attempting to sexually violate a female sailor while their ship was in San Diego last year.
Sex attacker pursued across city
An accused sex attacker led police across Auckland in a dramatic car chase.
Ex jockey jailed for sex offences
A former Hawke's Bay jockey has been jailed for six years for years of sexual abuse and violence against a young girl who told him in court today he had robbed her of a childhood that should have been focused on dolls and pretty pink dresse