The former youth worker, who was 22 at the time he abused a 12-year-old girl, was yesterday sentenced to home detention. It was revealed between January and July 2017 the Glen Innes man sent "numerous" sexually explicit images to a 12-year-old girl. At the time Mulitalo was employed at Youth Town - a nationally operated, not-for-profit organisation focusing on developing 5-18 year olds. He was a supervisor and co-ordinator for after school care and the young victim was in under his watch. He also started meeting her outside of Youth Town and would drive her to places where he would continue to abuse her.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 26, 2018 20:03 UTC