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Name of Olympian accused of raping wife suppressed
A NZ Olympian accused of sex and violence offences that include raping his wife had his name suppression extended today.
Teen, 14, due in court over sex attack
Police and Maori Wardens are patrolling the streets as a teenager appears in court charged in relation to a sex attack.
Sex offender may be targeting children, police warn
Report says police won't say if a man arrested today for an attack on a woman is connected to earlier sex attacks.
Police hunt serial sex offender after attacks
Police are hunting a "brazen" serial sex offender believed to have attacked two young girls and a woman in the past two months.
Police question man over sex attacks
Police were last night questioning a man about a string of sex attacks on females ranging in age from eight to 28.
Justice scale may tilt for sex victims
The justice system could be tilted to make it easier to convict sex offenders if the Govt adopts proposals in a taskforce report.
Call for sex violence prevention plan
A national sexual violence prevention plan should be created, the sexual violence taskforce says.
Driver admits sex assaults on three women in ambulance
A former Auckland ambulance driver has admitted indecently assaulting three women in the back of his ambulance.
Murder accused also face sex assault charges
Two men charged with murdering a boy, 16, also face charges of indecently assaulting him, their trial heard today.