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.

Two teens were sexually assaulted during a Picton home invasion, and a West Coast woman was attacked while she slept, in two separate attacks early on Sunday morning.

A prominent Australian entertainer has been arrested by Scotland Yard detectives on suspicion of sexual offences.

A Facebook page has been launched in support of a disgraced cheerleading coach who was convicted of sex offences against underage girls.

A New Zealand man accused of a horrific attack on a sex worker in Canada could serve time in a New Zealand jail if he is convicted and extradited.

A man charged with a horrific sex attack in Canada cut off his electronic bracelet and fled New Zealand on a false passport while on bail.

A Kiwi accused of dragging a sex worker behind a van in a "horrific" attack in Canada is believed to have fled there after removing his electronic monitoring bracelet while on home detention in NZ.

A New Zealander has been charged over the alleged abduction of a sex worker in Canada where a woman was tied up and dragged behind a van.

A cheerleading coach bought two 14-year-olds a bottle of vodka before sexually abusing one of them in the back seat of his car, a court has heard.

A Far North teacher who abused young boys will make another appearance in court today.

A siege involving convicted rapist Antonio Loguancio at a home in Melbourne is continuing into the second day.

Christchurch police are investigating two unrelated attacks on women over the weekend which they say appear to be sexually motivated.

A man accused of rape, who left New Zealand after obtaining a new passport while dressed as a woman, has been extradited after nearly eight years on the run.

A second charge has been laid against a 20-year-old Invercargill man in relation to the sexual assault of an 8-year-old girl in the sand dunes of Invercargill's Oreti Beach earlier this month.

The father of a teenage girl, allegedly plied with drugs then repeatedly raped by a former businessman, is demanding the high-profile man be named.

A "celebrity" Saudi preacher accused of raping and torturing his 5-year-old daughter to death has been released from custody after agreeing to pay "blood money".