21.   Parliamentarians from all political parties, in particular the left, have called for tighter legislation targetting specifically sexual offences against minors.

22.   Specified sexual offences would not be covered by the bill, regardless of the penalty imposed, because of the pattern of re-offending in that area, he said.

23.   The boys were among five who testified in Cambodia last year against British doctor Gavin Scott, who was jailed for seven months for child sexual offences.

24.   The government on Friday outlined new legislation to target people in Britain who arrange foreign trips on which adults commit sexual offences against children.

25.   The high profile case saw the Christchurch City Council-owned creche closed and five staff charged with a long list sexual offences.