A Tauranga teen charged with rape, sexual violation and assault has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Uluaki Funaki, 19, from Gate Pa, was sentenced in the High Court at Rotorua today after previously pleading guilty to six charges - three counts of sexual violation, one count of rape, one charge of wounding with intent to injure and one charge of assault with a weapon.
The charges relate to two separate incidents involving three victims.
The first incident occurred in the early hours of July 3, 2014 and the second incident happened just over six months later, on January 6, 2015.
Justice Murray Gilbert recounted the Summary of Facts to the court before sentencing Funaki.
All three victims have automatic permanent name suppression.