Court grapples with Newsroom’s banned story
Crown lawyers endure strong questioning from a panel of judges as Newsroom goes to court to overturn a ban on a video investigation into Oranga Tamariki. Tim Murphy reports.
Ex-King’s College teacher jailed for child abuse supervised by paedophile, mother says
A King’s College teacher jailed for child abuse offences in the UK was being supervised by a man now known to be a serial paedophile, a mother of a former…
Survivors want Supreme Court to hold sex offender ‘publicly accountable’
A man who raped and sexually assaulted fellow high school students at parties is asking the Supreme Court to keep his name secret – despite three survivors of his offending…
Towards a Meaningful Evaluation Framework for Peer Work (Short Report 2023)
A recent report produced by the Centre for Social Justice and Inclusion, University of Technology Sydney.
A 500-page report has detailed systemic failings by Dilworth School’s leadership and board as violence and sexual abuse were allowed to happen over half a century.
A damning independent inquiry into sexual and physical abuse at Auckland’s Dilworth School has uncovered a “catalogue of damage and injustice” spanning more than half a century, from 1950 to…
Fotofest Hawke’s Bay 2023: ‘Confronting’ male sexual abuse survivor photos on display
“Confronting”. That’s how Tim Whaitiri Henderson, of Dove Hawke’s Bay, describes the “Hopeful Horizons” exhibition that will be showcased as part of the 2023 Fotofest in Hawke’s Bay.
Jehovah’s Witness church spends 3 years fighting scrutiny of Royal Commission of Inquiry
The Jehovah’s Witness church has been fighting scrutiny from a national inquiry into the historical abuse of children for three years, court documents show.
‘I was never safe or felt safe in or around the church’
After surviving 10 years of hell, Anna* held on to hope her perpetrators would finally atone for the sins of the past. Tim Scott investigates how the Presbyterian Church’s redress…
The misery of Marylands
At Marylands School, sexual and physical abuse by Catholic brothers was brutal, prevalent and normalised. Survivors were so traumatised that, after they left, they found it difficult to understand the…
State care abuse survivors take Crown to court over ‘grave’ compensation concerns
A group of state care abuse survivors are taking the Attorney-General David Parker to court over a repayment scheme that they argue doesn’t acknowledge the serious sexual, physical and psychological…
Rules and culture keep child sex offenders hidden from followers of the Jehovah’s Witness faith
Edward Narayan didn’t know he’d had a child molester over for dinner until he became an elder of his Jehovah’s Witness congregation in 2020.
Scale of abuse allegations in Dunedin Diocese revealed
Abuse allegations were levelled at nearly one in five Dunedin Catholic priests since 1950, the church has revealed. New research has been published by Te Ropu Tautoko, the group that…
Why the Royal Commission’s report into child abuse horrors wasn’t the full story
ANALYSIS: A Royal Commission report into the sexual abuse horrors at the Marylands school in Christchurch took the headlines last week. But, writes National Correspondent Steve Kilgallon, it was an…
Principal sexual assault trial: Joseph Moncarz sentenced for abusing student
The former principal of an Auckland-based private school has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years’ imprisonment for the sexual abuse of a young student who he called a liar at trial…
‘Network for Survivors of Abuse in Faith-Based Institutions and their Supporters’ response to the Royal Commission report on its investigation into abuse at Marylands.
The value of the Report is that it finally gives validation to the horrendous abuse suffered by survivors at Marylands and the Hebron Trust. It was horrific and irreversibly changed…
Gloriavale Overseeing Shepherd in court for alleged indecent assaults
The name of the South Island man accused of indecently assaulting 10 girls, over a period of more than 20 years, can be revealed.
‘Hell on earth’: State, church ignored child sex abuse – report
A new report says Marylands School and a related community centre for boys with learning disabilities in Christchurch were “hell on earth”.
‘They lived in fear’: Lawyer on court ruling that Gloriavale women were employees
“Relieved and vindicated” That’s the response of six former Gloriavale women found by the court to be employees.
How a Millionaire Meat Man Abused Young Men For So Long
Webworm looks at how Sir James Wallace, a man worth $165 million, operated in plain sight for so long. And why so many people supported him.
Survivors of clergy sexual abuse tell their stories
Survivors of sexual abuse by members of the Roman Catholic clergy in Pennsylvania tell their stories in this video created by the Office of Pennsylvania Attorney General. The AG’s office…
Calls for Oranga Tamariki residences to be shut down after serious allegations come to light
There are calls for Oranga Tamariki residences to be shut down following serious allegations about “inappropriate sexual behaviour” towards children in its care.
Teen tells of lack of mental health support despite abuse in state care
A teenager who has spent his entire life in the care of the state says the government is failing to address the mental health of young vulnerable people.
Janet Wilson: Adversarial justice system remains unfair on survivors
OPINION: In no other crime is the victim more on trial, more at risk of being judged, of having to explain their actions, than in sexual assault or rape cases.