A loophole has left Medical Council powerless to immediately suspend a doctor, even if doctor is under investigation for sexual misconduct or convicted.

More than 90 health-care professionals have been found guilty of sexual misconduct over past 10 years - with many returning to work after violating oaths.

Doctors have the highest place in public trust. Previous generations placed so much trust in their doctor that explanations were not expected.

Documents were leaked detailing examples of harrowing abuse, sexual assault, child abuse and self-harm attempts in a Nauru's detention centre.

Boys will be boys, we are told time and time again. Men will act as red-blooded men do. Because, if we are to follow these illogical

The NZ judge heading the UK's historical child abuse inquiry has shocked barristers by admitting that she is confused by English law.

A new documentary exposes the trauma young teens go through and how social media and bullying can kill.

Dame Lowell Goddard, could receive more than £5m in pay and perks amid fears hearings will drag on for a decade.

A Canadian judge's gobsmacking treatment of a teenage alleged rape victim has caused global outrage.

COMMENT: Police Commissioner Mike Bush accepted for the first time that Teina Pora, twice convicted for the murder, was innocent.

A former Child Youth and Family caregiver who sexually assaulted eight victims has been jailed for 22 years, with a minimum non-parole period of 10 years.

A man arrested for allegedly forcing his way into a woman's Porirua home and subjecting her to a prolonged sexual attack will keep his name secret for now.

The third sexual assault in a week has been reported in Wellington.

Police are likely to tomorrow again door-knock neighbours of a Porirua woman subjected to a prolonged and horrific sexual assault in her home.

Earl Ehrhart thinks colleges are coming down too hard on students accused of campus sexual assaults, so much so he takes them court.

Campus police combed through CCTV footage looking for whoever broke a door, but what emerged was something much more sinister than a mindless prank.

A second former Vanderbilt University football player has been convicted of the rape of an unconscious woman in his dormitory room, almost three years after the incident occurred.

Judge Aaron Persky has received a string of death threats after the sentence he gave to convicted rapist Brock Turner was condemned as too lenient.

A social media messaging service helped to save a Japanese exchange student from further sexual abuse from her host after he groped her.

Government pledges $46 million to prevent sexual violence and better support victims.

Pop star denies all allegations against him.

A two year probe into sex abuse claims against Sir Cliff Richard could be drawing to a conclusion.

A man who was convicted of raping his wife while she slept - despite claiming he had the sleep disorder "sexomnia" - has had his appeal dismissed.

On the program today - The police hunt for a young teenager they believe is responsible for a series of sex attacks in the Onehunga area and we have uncovered previously unseen footage of the Chiefs scrum controversy is it foul play or fair injury.

Today on Focus we follow up on our exclusive footage of cheating allegations against the Chiefs in last week's super rugby match against the Hurricanes and we have the latest on the police hunt for a teenage serial sex attacker.

WARNING: Disturbing content - A teen accused of live-streaming the assault of her friend got caught up in collecting "likes" on social media, a prosecutor says.

COMMENT: Why has the Education Minister decided against holding a full inquiry into how Robert Burrett came to work with children?

Michelle Hanley, the child protection officer with Football NSW, said yesterday she would like to see checks applied to everybody.

Baptiste says Goguen sexually abused her for more than a decade and then reneged on an agreement to pay her $40 million to halt a personal injury lawsuit.