The trial of a man found guilty of 33 child sexual abuse charges has placed New Zealand’s little-known law that a person under 16 can give consent for sex under scrutiny spurring calls for the government to amend the laws.
Tulisi Leiataua was found guilty by a New Zealand jury of sexual abusing two girls aged eight and 12 over a four-year period from 2010 to 2014. However,  during his defence Leiataua argued that he was having a sexual relationship with the 12-year-old and denied allegations of rape, indecent acts, and sexual violations.
Additionally, Leiataua argued that the relationship had been “consensual” as she was the one who had pursued him, according to the NZ Herald….