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.

Sexual attack survivors and advocates call for ongoing taxpayer-funded counselling without a mental health illness diagnosis.

A "high-risk" sex offender has been placed just metres from a large Auckland school by Corrections.

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.

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.

Sir Cliff Richard has threatened to sue the BBC for broadcasting archive footage of him with Jimmy Savile on Top Of The Pops.

"Unacceptable and insidious" harassment by Dunedin students has hit breaking point and the University of Otago needs to take action, residents say.

Donald Trump denied accusations of gender-based workplace discrimination and sexual harassment from a former campaign employee in Iowa.

Corrections could be banned from this year's Pride Parade following controversy over the treatment of transgender prisoners.

Teacher touched student's penis when he believed the teenager had passed out drunk in his home.

Wise up, young women. You, and only you, have the ultimate responsibility to keep yourself safe, by behaving in a manner that signals that you are precious, writes Liz Holsted.

A British MP suspended from the Labour Party for sending salacious text messages to a 17-year-old girl is under fire from one ex-wife.

Islamic law forbids the enslavement of Muslims, but all that did was to encourage a roaring trade in the enslavement of non-Muslims that lasted for over a thousand years, writes Gwynne Dyer.

When a diplomatic row broke out between New Zealand and Malaysia last year, the sexual assault victim at the centre of it all got lost in the noise.

Brutal cross-examination process in criminal trials has been acknowledged as a key reason why sexual violence victims receive so little justice in the legal system, writes Catriona MacLennan.

The five each face a charge of unlawful sexual connection involving girls aged 14 and 15.

A man charged with a violent sex attack on a prostitute in Canada has appeared in the Palmerston North District Court.

From rowdy motorcyles to silence wordless marches, crowds gathered around the country yesterday to call for an end to domestic violence.

Secondary Principals' Association executive discussed fresh incidents involving schoolboys and shocking posts on social media with police last week.

A Hawke's Bay medical practitioner is still practising in spite of being accused of stupefying young men and indecently assaulting them.

More alleged victims have com forward after an initial investigation was launched into sexual assault claims at Opotiki College.