'Serious offenders' will be locked up under revised Three Strikes - PM
Christopher Luxon has announced the return of the law, abolished under Labour.
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Keith Anthony McEwen abducted a Dutch couple on their honeymoon.
FBI investigates reports of sexual abuse in religious sect
The FBI is investigating a religious group that meet in a secretive house-church.
‘Perverse sexual gratification’: NZ gym coach jailed for hundreds of offences against young athletes
Gregory Pask committed more than 250 offences against the five victims identified.
Female health worker who treated abuse victims sentenced over child sex images
The woman avoided being placed on the sex offender register.
Dilworth School survivor opens up about his years of abuse
Mark Staufer, a survivor of sexual abuse at Dilworth School, opens up for the first time.
Paramedic applicant who changed his name had hid sex offending past
The man did not disclose his unlawful sexual connection conviction.
Text from man’s phone allegedly admitted to rape - but who sent it?
'I did rape a girl. 12 years old' - the alleged message said.
Lifting name suppression for rapist would revive social media hostility
Long-running Wellington rape case ended last year with a man being sentenced to prison.
'When will it all end?': Victims' anguish as rapist on the run
'They have spoken their truth and guilty verdicts were returned,' victims' advocate says.
Killer and child sex offender fights prison sex ban in rehabilitation unit
The convicted killer said the ban was a breach of the Homosexual Law Reform Act.
'Anyone can consent, whatever their age': Defence for man accused of raping 13yo niece
The man was babysitting his niece while her mother went to play the pokies.
'I want to see justice': Emails show concern at delay by PM's Office to strip James Wallace's knighthood
'I would have expected this to have been stripped as he has preyed upon young artists.'
Teen's sentence for raping two girls is to pay $3k 'gesture of goodwill'
He took one girl's virginity and raped the other as she slept.
Actor compares modelling industry to 'legalised sex trafficking'
The actor left the industry after being pushed into 'horrific environments' for money.
'The monster who wears a mask': Judo champ jailed for 33 years of child sex abuse
Barry Madden preyed on three children for more than three decades.
Man assaults elderly widow in her garden before chasing girl through park, assaulting her
The woman now suffers from flashbacks, while the schoolgirl has become withdrawn.
Sean Diddy Combs' son speaks out after home raids
The rapper's son has now left home after their LA mansion was raided by federal agents.
'It takes two people': Rapist attempts to blame teen victim for harrowing sex attack
He raped the teen three times and had his associates film part of the act.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs lawsuit: 50 Cent’s ex accused of being disgraced rapper’s ‘sex worker’
50 Cents and Diddy have had a long-running feud. Now, bombshell claims may explain why.
Girl foils sex offender by using his phone to save evidence and summon help
Stephen Wayne Beattie hid phone in girl's bedroom to make videos of her.
'Witch-hunt': Diddy breaks silence amid sex trafficking investigation
'No excuse for the excessive show of force and hostility exhibited by authorities.'
Guitar tutor gives girl, 7, a phone loaded with porn images
Logan Paul Hugo also groomed a 14-year-old online and then went to have sex with her.
'Fear and Nightmares': Man in trusted position sexually abused young girl
The man manipulated sleeping arrangements to ensure he was always next to the child.
Josh Peck speaks out amid Nickelodeon abuse claims
The Drake & Josh star has spoken out in the wake of his co-star's sexual assault claims.
Slut if you do, prude if you don't: Young people walking the line with sexting
'There’s pressure not to send nudes, but there’s pressure to send nudes.'
Tattooist faces jail for groping client
A man has been accused of groping a woman while he tattooed her in Invercargill.
'Despicable legacy': Dad drugged, violated daughter then shared videos of it on Twitter
Crown: 'She will suffer this harm until the day she dies'.
Botanic Gardens daylight sex assault: Tourist traumatised after attack
The woman was visiting her sister in Auckland when the assault occured.
Sex offender who sent unsolicited nudes to teen jailed under new law
The offender will be the first person convicted under the new Online Safety law in the UK.
Former army officer jailed after raping sex worker
A former officer has been jailed after a conviction for sexual violation by rape.
Christchurch man behind porn sites jailed for 14 years in US
Christchurch sex trafficker gets 14 years in American prison.
'Our little secret': Teen cried and hugged her puppy during rape
Her rapist tried to appeal his convictions after being sent to prison for 10 years.