Police say a further four possible male victims have made contact with them following the arrest of Kaitaia backpacker lodge owner Michael Harris.

A 22-year-old man has been jailed for importing and distributing videos of children being sexually abused.

An 11-year-old girl abducted and raped by a Christchurch teenager threw herself from a moving car to escape, a court has heard.

The parents of a man who kidnapped and indecently assaulted a 6-year-old girl turned their son in to police, a court has been told.

A move away from the adversarial court system for sexual and domestic violence may be back on the agenda after the resignation of former Justice Minister Judith Collins, a senior National MP says.

A man who indecently abused young boys over nearly a decade has narrowly avoided a sentence of preventive detention.

In the latest Herald policy series, we put the election spotlight on the parties' plans for law and order.

Justice Minister Judith Collins has approved the extradition of a former Catholic brother to Australia to face child-sex charges.

Waikato University staff hope security footage will help police track a man who attacked a young woman in broad daylight at the Hamilton campus yesterday.

Former cop and convicted rapist Brad Shipton has a rare and aggressive form of dementia.

The police inquiry into Sir Cliff Richard came under mounting criticism after Dominic Grieve called its handling of the case "odd" and "very questionable".

Police say several people have "provided information" after the Berkshire apartment of singer Sir Cliff Richard was searched in connection with an alleged historical sex offence.

A couple of years ago, I was out in the early hours of the morning after I'd MCed a conference.

Kim Workman writes: The Cabinet's agreement to establish a child sex offenders' register, but to limit it to government agency access, is a cautious step in a dangerous direction.

An accused child rapist is one of a growing number of people able to flee criminal charges after cutting off their electronic bracelets.

Malaysian diplomat Muhammad Rizalman bin Ismail was initially scheduled to return to this country almost a month ago to face charges of burglary and assault with intent to rape Tania Billingsley.

Convicted sex offender Alan Rubick was highly manipulative and skilled at identifying young vulnerable boys, the High Court at Wanganui was told.

A GP who visited a female patient at her work, pulled down his pants and asked for oral sex is fighting to keep his name suppressed.

I was wrong when I claimed that leading politicians knew the name of the "prominent" New Zealander hiding behind name suppression. David Cunliffe did not.

An Auckland school failed to act on concerns raised by two teenage students who felt unsafe around their teacher - six years before he was arrested for sexually grooming one of them and other underage girls.

Failure to pass on information at school’s management level was critical to the overlooking of allegations made by students.

Evidence from a cell phone has been used for the first time to convict a person of possession and making a copy of objectionable material.

Prime Minister John Key has come under fire for refusing to apologise to the victim of an alleged sex attack involving a Malaysian diplomat.

John Key will not personally apologise to the victim of an alleged sexual attack involving a Malaysian diplomat after she accused him of appearing bored with her case.