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.

A case which could have come from the pages of Fifty Shades of Grey will go to the Court of Appeal next month after a judge stopped it midway through trial.

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.

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.

A 41-year-old Dunedin man was yesterday found guilty on seven of nine charges alleging sexual offending against three women in 2009, 2010 and 2012.

Rolf Harris is due back in court in March ahead of his trial over multiple alleged historic sex offences.

Three NZ girls have been safeguarded after international raids on a criminal network whose members allegedly share computer pictures and videos of children being sexually abused.

Police believe thousands of convicted paedophiles are living in communities throughout the country, many of whom are going undetected as they fall off the radar.

Urgent action is needed across the school sector after one third of schools were found to be putting students at risk of exposure to sexual predators.

In a case with similarities to the Roast Busters, two teens had sex with a girl who was "almost comatose" from alcohol, but still say it wasn't rape as they were not violent.

Police are giving away few details of the progress they're making on the Roast Busters underage sex investigation - but say they're doing all they can for the alleged victims.

The BBC will be plunged into a fresh crisis with a damning review that reveals staff ignored the rape and sexual assault of up to 1000 boys by Jimmy Savile.

Australian entertainer Rolf Harris sat quietly in court today, only speaking to deny 12 sex offences dating back to the 1960s.

A West Auckland man accused of an attempted abduction of a 6-year-old girl has appeared in court today, where he was granted temporary name suppression.

A 6-year-old girl who needed hospital treatment after a sex attacker tried to carry her away from a west Auckland park is recovering well, police say.

Police are hunting two men after sex attacks on young girls in Auckland and say it is crucial they are found before they strike again.