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Child Pornography – Te Puke Sentence Insulting
Friday, 8 September 2006, 10:40 am | ECPAT
In February 2005 the Films, Videos and Publications Classification Amendment Bill introduced new penalties for the production, trading and possession of Child Pornography. More >>
Sex Offenders Register – Still Needed
Wednesday, 30 August 2006, 10:31 am | ECPAT
ECPAT New Zealand is disappointed the Sex Offenders Register Bill has been killed off by the Select Committee. Child sex offenders pose a real threat to children in our communities. More >>
Sex charge runaways – a scandal
Wednesday, 23 August 2006, 12:02 am | ECPAT
This morning the Christchurch Press revealed that six New Zealanders facing charges of possessing pornography have skipped the country over the last ten years. ECPAT New Zealand is concerned that these men pose a serious risk to children at home and ... More >>
JonBenet Ramsey – Lessons for New Zealand
Tuesday, 22 August 2006, 11:13 am | ECPAT
Tuesday 22nd August 2006: The arrest of John Mark Karr in Thailand for his alleged involvement in the murder of JonBenet Ramsey 10 years ago brings to the fore issues of child sexual abuse and exploitation. More >>
Court's Decision Flawed
Tuesday, 22 August 2006, 10:34 am | ECPAT
If child abuse in New Zealand is to be reduced, the judiciary need to send a clearer signal to offenders, according to an ECPAT New Zealand spokesperson. This week the sentencing of paedophile Jarred J. Hutchison to 13 1/2 years for the abuse of a young ... More >>
Court's Decision Flawed
Thursday, 29 June 2006, 2:51 pm | ECPAT
If child abuse in New Zealand is to be reduced, the judiciary need to send a clearer signal to offenders, according to an ECPAT New Zealand spokesperson. This week the sentencing of paedophile Jarred J. Hutchison to 13 1/2 years for the abuse of a young ... More >>
Happy Birthday James K. Baxter
Monday, 26 June 2006, 10:50 am | ECPAT
ECPAT New Zealand is delighted that founder of the global ECPAT movement; Ron O’Grady discovered this treasure and has very generously agreed to auction this historic document to raise funds for ECPAT. More >>
Stocktake on child exploitation plan welcomed
Thursday, 1 June 2006, 3:20 pm | ECPAT
ECPAT New Zealand welcomes the publication of the Stocktake on the Protecting Our Innocence – the National Plan of Action against the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in New Zealand. It is important that the positive work undertaken by ... More >>
ECPAT Concerned by Australian Judge's Decision
Monday, 24 April 2006, 4:53 pm | ECPAT
ECPAT New Zealand expresses deep concern at the decision of an Australian judge to block the extradition of two Catholic clergymen to New Zealand. Justice Rodney Madgwick alleged it would be difficult for the men to receive a fair trial due to differences ... More >>
Children’s Rights Must Come First
Tuesday, 21 March 2006, 10:40 am | ECPAT
ECPAT New Zealand expresses deep concern at the decision of a Wellington District Court to award $25,000 damages to a convicted paedophile. The Executive Director of ECPATNZ, Jane Foster said that “the rights of a convicted paedophile to privacy ... More >>
Don’t Let Sex Abusers Travel
Thursday, 15 December 2005, 1:36 pm | ECPAT
Today the New Zealand Herald reported that Lauren Kiredor Flint (a New Zealander) was convicted of committing a lewd act on a child in San Diego, California yesterday. He was sentenced to a year in prison followed by deportation. He will have to register ... More >>
Judiciary Fails to Use Full Weight of Law
Wednesday, 30 November 2005, 12:07 am | ECPAT
Yesterday Stephen Thomas Clode was sentenced at the Pukekohe District Court yesterday on six charges of indecent assault and one charge each of possessing, making and distributing objectionable material. More >>
Report blames weak laws for online child violence
Monday, 14 November 2005, 8:21 am | ECPAT
New Report blames weak laws and lack of industry action for increasing violence against children in cyberspace More >>
Hamilton Man Escapes Full Impact of Amended Law
Friday, 14 October 2005, 4:32 pm | ECPAT
Today David Malcolm Walker was sentenced in the Hamilton District Court to three-and-a-half years prison for possessing and distributing images of children being sexually abused. More >>
Serious Child Abuse Images Case, Moderate Sentence
Tuesday, 4 October 2005, 2:58 pm | ECPAT
Yesterday in the Waitakere Court 23 year old Stephen John Laing was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment and refused application for home detention on being found guilty of possessing and distributing objectionable images of sexual abuse of children. More >>
Information Leads To Conviction
Tuesday, 20 September 2005, 10:45 am | ECPAT
An internet café owner, Soon O Jeong, has just been convicted of copying and selling movies containing objectionable images including sexual abuse of girls aged from 5 to 14 years. More >>
Progress in Prosecution of Distributors of Images
Monday, 18 July 2005, 5:35 pm | ECPAT
The conviction of Gary Ramon Shaw today in the Wellington District Court for distributing images of children being sexually abused sounds a clear warning. The strong message is that the law is keeping up with technology and will prosecute those trying to ... More >>
June 12-13 - Violence Against Children Meeting
Wednesday, 8 June 2005, 9:27 am | ECPAT
International experts meet in Thailand June 12 & 13 on combating Violence against Children in Cyberspace More >>
Under Age Prostitution
Thursday, 21 April 2005, 11:36 am | ECPAT
ECPAT NZ and Stop Demand Foundation, two agencies that are committed to eliminating sexual exploitation of children are questioning the effectiveness of New Zealand legislation in relation to under age prostitution as indicated in the Ministry of ... More >>
Action on Internet Safety
Monday, 18 April 2005, 10:13 am | ECPAT
London/Bangkok – April 18, 2005 – Today children’s organizations in 67 countries are uniting to call on the world’s leading Internet and high tech companies to take responsibility for ensuring children’s safety online. More >>
