A not guilty verdict brought on tears from all sides in the Whanganui District Court as the trial ended for two soldiers accused of sexually violating a woman in a Unimog.

The jury is out for the trial of two soldiers accused of sexually violating a woman by intimidating her into having a threesome in a Unimog.

A Malaysian diplomat who left the country with immunity after being charged with sexual assault did not have a diplomatic passport.

Soldier accused of intimidating a woman into having a threesome says the sex was consensual and he walked her home afterwards.

Tinder users have been put on alert after three Kiwi women told police they were raped by men they met through the dating app.

British Prime Minister David Cameron was plunged into a double crisis after one of his ministers resigned over a sex scandal and another MP defected to Ukip.

The grandmother of Tania Billingsley has told of the family's frustration at ongoing delays in the return of the Malaysian diplomat accused of trying to rape the Wellington student.

A rapist with 153 previous convictions has been sentenced to preventive detention over a raft of new charges, including one for rape.

One of the biggest department stores in the Philippines has been forced to withdraw a T-shirt which appeared to justify rape after outrage erupted online.

An Auckland teacher accused of committing indecent acts on 10 girls was caught in compromising positions by other adults, the Crown says.

An elderly bus driver was jailed today after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting girls on his bus.

Police say a further four possible male victims have made contact with them following the arrest of Kaitaia backpacker lodge owner Michael Harris.

A 22-year-old man has been jailed for importing and distributing videos of children being sexually abused.

An 11-year-old girl abducted and raped by a Christchurch teenager threw herself from a moving car to escape, a court has heard.

The parents of a man who kidnapped and indecently assaulted a 6-year-old girl turned their son in to police, a court has been told.

A move away from the adversarial court system for sexual and domestic violence may be back on the agenda after the resignation of former Justice Minister Judith Collins, a senior National MP says.

A Napier woman was dragged from her car and sexually assaulted while on a break near her work in Ahururi last night.

In the latest Herald policy series, we put the election spotlight on the parties' plans for law and order.

Justice Minister Judith Collins has approved the extradition of a former Catholic brother to Australia to face child-sex charges.

Waikato University staff hope security footage will help police track a man who attacked a young woman in broad daylight at the Hamilton campus yesterday.

Former cop and convicted rapist Brad Shipton has a rare and aggressive form of dementia.

The police inquiry into Sir Cliff Richard came under mounting criticism after Dominic Grieve called its handling of the case "odd" and "very questionable".

Police say several people have "provided information" after the Berkshire apartment of singer Sir Cliff Richard was searched in connection with an alleged historical sex offence.

A couple of years ago, I was out in the early hours of the morning after I'd MCed a conference.

Kim Workman writes: The Cabinet's agreement to establish a child sex offenders' register, but to limit it to government agency access, is a cautious step in a dangerous direction.