A man who indecently assaulted and burgled an elderly woman at knife point has been jailed for seven and a half years.

Teacher accused of indecently touching nine girls aged under 12.

Two victims of a child sex offender were willing to forego their right to name suppression if it meant their attacker would be identified.

Victims told of their despair last night after paedophile Rolf Harris called them ‘slimy little worms’.

In a letter from his jail cell, shamed star Rolf Harris reveals lyrics that damn his sex victims as greedy ‘wenches’ – then brags about cushy prison life.

Hutt Valley police are investigating a violent knifepoint sexual assault on a woman in broad daylight near Melling yesterday.

Yvette Olsen, who put Gloriavale sect leader Hopeful Christian in prison, last night spoke to TVNZ's Sunday programme about her personal story.

An Auckland man who photoshopped young girls' faces onto already "objectionable material" has avoided jail so he can continue therapy.

A mayor in Australia has sparked outrage after saying women who walk alone at night are "inviting people to take advantage of them".

A disgraced bombardier who was jailed and dismissed from the armed forces for offences including indecent assault had his sentence reduced on appeal today.

The New Zealand hero of Gallipoli James Waddell stood less than 5ft 3 but heroes don’t come much bigger.

One of the victims of a "night-stalker" rapist waived her right to anonymity to confront her attacker and accuse him of making her body feel worthless.

Police are investigating the sexual assault of a woman near the Maitai River in Nelson overnight.

Now the Everyday Sexism Project has reached 100,000 posts, here's what Laura Bates wants to happen next.

A former Iowa state politician faces up to 10 years in jail after having intercourse with his wife, who suffered from a severe case of Alzheimer's disease.

Sexual violence survivor advocate Dr Kim McGregor has resigned from the agency because its board has decided to narrow its focus.

A woman was sexually assaulted before having her bag stolen as she was walking along a Christchurch street early on Easter Sunday.

The Southern district is safe despite a 44 per cent increase in sexual assaults last year, police say.

When a sports star is accused of sexual assault, the public's first concern is what it means for the individual's career, writes Dana Johannsen.

A male nurse has admitted filming himself raping two unconscious women in A&E while patients lay just feet away.

A 72-year-old Palmerston man has avoided trial on 95 charges of indecent assaults on boys after a High Court judge found he has dementia.

A woman has been sexually assaulted in a Wellington suburb last night.

Delays for sexual violence jury trials are increasing - the Government claims this shows success in clearing old cases but the Greens say it's an indictment.

The mishandling of a school yard incident where a young woman was bullied by an alleged sexual offender are among a litany of police failures.

There are many contenders for the title of most damning and depressing finding in the report by the IPCA into the Roast Busters investigations, writes Toby Manhire.

Police have publicly apologised to the young women at the centre of the investigation into the Roast Busters scandal, after a report slammed their handling of the case.

Police Commissioner Mike Bush has apologised 'unreservedly' following an IPCA report which found Roast Buster victims were "let down" by police.