Rolf Harris groped a teenage girl at an Its a Celebrity Knockout event after she came across him crouched on all fours barking at a dog, a court heard yesterday.

A brother of Rolf Harris' main accuser says he threatened him with "physical violence" after learning of his sister's sexual assault, a court hears.

The prosecution in the Rolf Harris indecent assault trial is set to call its first witness overnight.

Entertainer Rolf Harris used his untouchable reputation to conceal a string of shocking assaults on children and young women, it was claimed at his trial.

A teacher charged with sex crimes against teenage girls has been jailed for more than nine years - and his former boss says prison is "where he deserves to be".

Rolf Harris used his fame as a children's entertainer to approach young girls and then abuse them over a number of decades, a London court has been told.

An Auckland teacher charged with sex crimes against teenage girls has been jailed. Damian Christopher Gillard was sentenced to nine years and five months prison today.

A white supremacist couple who carried out a plan to kill a registered sex offender and his wife kissed, smiled and shouted during their sentencing in court.

An Indonesian woman who was brutally gang-raped as a punishment for having an affair with a married man could be caned in public for breaking religious laws.

Rape crisis centres will get a boost in funding in next month's Budget, Social Development Minister Paula Bennett has announced.

ACC will pay for every cent of rape victims' counselling as part of a major overhaul of its sensitive claims system later this year.

"Horrendous" is how a judge has described Jim Wilson's 21 years of sexual offending against a female victim, starting when she was four years old.

Any register listing the names of convicted paedophiles must have iron-clad security measures to prevent details being leaked to the public, experts say.

A register tracking convicted child sex offenders could be introduced by the end of the year.

Harrowing details of the abuse carried out on young boys by a former teacher at a London private school were revealed yesterday.

A law change to ensure paedophiles convicted of the most serious crimes are not released back on to the streets without monitoring could rely on a future Labour government.

Convicted sex offender Stewart Murray Wilson has been denied parole, with the Parole Board noting concerns over his release proposal.

A 28-year-old chef has appeared in court over an attack on woman in a central Auckland cemetery.

A transgender woman convicted of indecency and sex attacks on boys was to be deported - but has been given a chance to stay in NZ to complete her transformation.

John was first referred to sexual violence services aged 12. His mother was schizophrenic and his father, a gang member with a violent history, was in prison.

Many adult sex offenders have no options for rehabilitation, sexual violence services say, because there is no funding for treatment of people who are not charged with a crime.

A Government review of police has highlighted the need for victims of crime to be treated better, citing the Roast Busters saga as evidence.

Dylan Farrow, who claims Woody Allen molested her when she was seven, insists she will not be silenced.

A man convicted over having sex with a young teenage girl paid her $3000 toward 'emotional harm' - but a judge decided it wasn't 'buying her off'.

A 20-year-old man has pleaded guilty to the kidnapping and the indecent assault of a 6-year-old girl in West Auckland on New Year's Day.