By Amie GordonA violent paedophile who made a "hidey hole" in his home to conceal a girl he was abusing has been convicted of a string of sex crimes. Prosecutor Richard Bennett told the jury if any of his victims challenged him "they suffered physically" and "he had sex when he wanted". He told the jury the victims "were in his thrall and felt almost powerless" against their "paranoid and short-tempered" abuser. She later attempted suicide because of the abuse she endured, the jury heard. An NSPCC spokesperson told MailOnline: "Dunn is a violent sexual predator who went to extraordinary lengths to cover up his sickening crimes.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 26, 2017 20:00 UTC