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Victorian heir found guilty of double rape

A man from a well-connected and prominent Victorian family has been found guilty of raping a woman twice, with his identity to remain suppressed...

Exec admits paying 14yo $1,000 for sex after Snapchat grooming

A middle-aged Auckland executive has pleaded guilty to paying a 14-year-old girl for sexual activity after meeting her on Snapchat, where he presented himself...

‘Slender Man’ attacker captured after fleeing Wisconsin group home

Illinois police have recaptured Morgan Geyser, the woman convicted in the 2014 'Slender Man' stabbing, after she removed her monitoring bracelet and fled a...

Auckland businessman jailed for massive cigarette smuggling scam

Auckland businessman Weijie Ru has been sentenced to two years and nine months in prison for leading a sophisticated operation that smuggled millions of...

Child rapist jailed 9 years 7 months

53-year-old Geoffery Miller was sentenced in the Whangārei District Court to nine years and seven months’ imprisonment after being found guilty of 12 historical...

Lifelong fraudster stole from Pacific health trust and tried to blame colleague

Nelly Sione, a 52-year-old woman from Christchurch New Zealand with 97 prior convictions, stole more than $8,000 from the Tangata Atumotu Trust while working...

Meth-addicted Auckland man jailed for sexually abusing vulnerable teen

Auckland man 43-year-old Kane Lucas Penk, was sentenced to five years and three months in prison after being convicted of grooming and repeatedly sexually...

Man jailed for drugging and sexually violating woman in “nappy porn” attack

Ben William Haggerty, 32, was sentenced in the Wellington District Court for a disturbing attack on a woman he met through a dating app,...

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