Two Waiuku men charged over a cache of child abuse material have been “hounded” since news of the offending broke, a court heard today. Murray Richard Pengelly and Colin Kenneth […]
Sex abuse loophole closed: Sports coaches and priests who have sex with people under 18 to face prosecution
Sports coaches and priests who have sex with, or abuse 16 and 17-year-olds in their care are to face prosecution, under a government move to close a controversial legal loophole. […]
Covid 19 coronavirus: Jacinda Ardern ‘heartened’ so far; Papatoetoe High School tests due today
VIRUS LATEST* Covid-19: NZ’s best and worst-case scenarios* Supermarkets urge shoppers to be kind to staff after ‘very distressing racial abuse’* Audrey Young: New Covid case highlights weak link in […]
Major child sexual abuse trial begins in Germany
A cook has gone on trial in Cologne accused of sexually abusing his baby daughter, in Germany’s biggest post-war paedophile investigation. Police say tens of thousands of people in paedophile […]
Australian court to rule on ex-Vatican treasurer's sex offences appeal on April 7
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Ex-Vatican treasurer George Pell will learn on April 7 whether he can walk free from jail, when Australia’s highest court hands down its judgment on his appeal […]