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.

Baiting Australians is my favourite way to pass a boring conversation.

A Hamilton man has admitted to a number of charges including sexually assaulting boys over three decades.

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.

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 man who indecently abused young boys over nearly a decade has narrowly avoided a sentence of preventive detention.

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.

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.

New Zealand's first sex offender register has been signed off by Cabinet, but will only be available to agencies and not the general public.

An accused child rapist is one of a growing number of people able to flee criminal charges after cutting off their electronic bracelets.

Malaysian diplomat Muhammad Rizalman bin Ismail was initially scheduled to return to this country almost a month ago to face charges of burglary and assault with intent to rape Tania Billingsley.

Convicted sex offender Alan Rubick was highly manipulative and skilled at identifying young vulnerable boys, the High Court at Wanganui was told.

A GP who visited a female patient at her work, pulled down his pants and asked for oral sex is fighting to keep his name suppressed.