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WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT Windows covered by a psychedelic paint job concealed a dark secret in Invercargill. Now one victim of a Marist Brother who raped children is letting the sunlight…

A Dunedin boy dumped at a Catholic orphanage by his father endured five days of violence at the hands of the Sisters of Mercy. Half a century later, he is…

You have heard of the #MeToo movement. But have you heard of the #MenToo movement? Little is known about male trauma and Dr. Debra Warner explains that men are also…

Hundreds of sex offenders are being placed in shared prison cells despite warnings that it is dangerous and should be stopped. Figures from Corrections show that in October this year…

Lawyers appealing former archbishop of Adelaide Philip Wilson’s conviction for covering up child abuse have argued that convincing a child to perform a sex act did not constitute indecent assault…

According to dominant stereotypes, men can’t be sexually assaulted by women. But according to a wide-ranging study, around two-thirds of men who report sexual victimization say their assailant was female….

More survivors of clerical sex abuse are coming forward after Catholic school Old Boys formed an online support network as the Church continues stonewalling over the extent of sexual predation….

Scouts New Zealand and other groups say they are disappointed that victims of abuse in their communities won’t be heard by the Royal Commission into Historical Abuse. Published in Radio…

The inclusion of religious institutions into a state abuse inquiry has been welcomed by those who work with male survivors of sexual abuse. A Royal Commission into the historical abuse…

A spokesperson for survivors of abuse in faith-based institutions says extending the inquiry scope will strengthen voices not diminish them. Some Māori abused in state care say they will be…

The Catholic bishop of Dunedin says he may not wait for a royal commission before lifting the lid on the sexual abuse of children by men of the cloth within…

An apology is needed for people who have been abused in state and church care, according to a group that supports survivors of sexual abuse. Leo McIntyre, spokesman for The…

A Wellington Catholic college says it has no records of sex abuse committed by a priest against boys. Published in Radio New Zealand

Ribbons put on a Wellington church by child sexual abuse survivors and their supporters have been promptly taken down by the parish priest. The ribbons were tied to the fence…

A Wellington priest has backed down and agreed to allow ribbons from the survivors of sexual abuse to adorn a church in the capital. Fr Kevin Conroy, the Marist Fathers…

Priests from across Otago and Southland gathered in Dunedin yesterday as part of a push to upskill clergy in response to a sexual abuse crisis engulfing the Catholic Church. About…

A sexual abuse survivors’ advocate says she can no longer refer people to the Catholic Church’s body for dealing with complaints, saying it is dangerously incapable of dealing with victims….

Here sits a boy. He is slumped in a low, blue chair with his gangly limbs folded at an awkward angle. He wears his school uniform, one of his socks…

Peter Whall still has nightmares about waking up at his Otago boarding school, a hand clamped over his mouth. As a young teen, he explained to his housemaster how an…

The Royal Commission exposed horrific abuse of children at institutions around Australia, and systematic attempts to cover it up. Today, the prime minister apologised for a nation’s failure to protect…

A bid to change a Dunedin school’s name is gaining traction following accusations its namesake covered up sex abuse. Published in Radio New Zealand

Survivors of sexual abuse tied ribbons of remembrance from around the world to the gates of St Joseph’s Cathedral in Dunedin during a gathering this morning. About 30 survivors, their…

The Catholic Church has withheld its findings about a child sex abuse accusation for months from the man who laid the complaint. Published in Radio New Zealand