A Chinese mother locked up in a labour camp for demanding justice over the rape, kidnap and prostitution of her 11-year-old daughter said this week that her battle against the authorities was far from over.

Friends of a Taranaki teenager who was abducted and sexually assaulted by a group of men are trying to support her through the ordeal.

Stewart Murray Wilson boasted to a vulnerable women he was banned from contacting that he could cut off his monitoring bracelet and flee to Australia with her.

Seven members of a gang which groomed girls as young as 12 and subjected them to "dreadful" sexual abuse over the course of eight years have been sentenced to at least 95 years in prison.

In Lucknow, 25-year-old teacher Usha Vishwakarma is leading her "Red Brigade" gang of teenage girls in mixed martial arts training.

Britain's Attorney-General is to review the 15-month jail sentence given to Stuart Hall, the disgraced BBC presenter, for a 20-year campaign of sexual abuse against young girls.

Diners who only watched as Nigella Lawson was assaulted were probably influenced by the "bystander effect" - and it's at play daily in NZ.

Mark Bridger was an alcoholic paedophile who was infatuated with young girls and who lived out violent sexual fantasies through the internet.

Convicted sex offender Stewart Murray Wilson has had his bid for a judicial review of his parole conditions dismissed - because he has already been sent back to jail.

Australia's most senior Catholic, Cardinal George Pell, has admitted the fear of scandal led to cover-up in the church over child abuse.

Embattled entertainer Rolf Harris will continue to be investigated over historical sex abuse allegations after his bail was renewed.

A victim who was preyed upon by her physics teacher for sex during extra-curricular sailing classes is pleading with authorities to make details of the case public.

A former British TV presenter is facing prison after he admitted a catalogue of sex abuse allegations dating back nearly 50 years.

A former Far North deputy principal will be sentenced in August on 74 charges of sexual offending against boys.

An Australian woman assaulted as a knife was held to her throat during a violent robbery in Bali is believed to be the latest victim of a serial rapist.

A serial sex offender could be locked up indefinitely after being found guilty of sex offences against children.

Rolf Harris has been sensationally arrested by police investigating allegations of sexual abuse following the Jimmy Savile scandal.

A new bra powered with an electric charge has been developed in India to shock any would-be rapists.

A former Northland teacher has pleaded guilty to a further 25 charges, including five charges of sexual assault, at Kaitaia District Court this morning.