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.

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

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

11 permits refused in the past months alone due to sex offences, but agency says most of those new applicants.

OPINION: As your summer festivities reach full swing, so too does the familiar, hand wringing debate about young women's attire, writes Beatrice Hazlehurst.

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.

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.

A group of secondary school boys have been assaulting young women in broad daylight and posting videos to social media.

Police have let school boys off with warnings after they performed lewd acts on drunk girls and posted pictures online.

Police are warning of the dangers of unlicensed taxi services after a man was sentenced for indecently assaulting a female passenger he took for a ride.

Police search for three males who were in a white van with dark tinted windows.

The transgender community says the inmate is not getting enough support and needs better protection.

A police investigation has begun into claims that a prisoner was raped while locked in overnight at a privately run men's prison in South Auckland.

The sister of the man murdered by Phillip Smith says nobody has been properly held to account for his escape, and politicians were "all ducking their heads".