The report said in some cases, the patients did not think what happened to them was sexual assault. Photo / 123rfThe report said in some cases, the patients did not think what happened to them was sexual assault. The issue was raised in a report by the Justice Committee, reviewing the work of the Executive Board for the Elimination of Family Violence and Sexual Violence. The committee said it had been told there can be a “fine line” between rough sex and sexual assault and that some young people were presenting to accident and emergency departments rather than specialist sexual assault services. In some cases, the patients did not consider what happened to them to be rape or sexual assault.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 15, 2026 03:46 UTC