Roastbusters
Media ethics over Roastbusters, US information shutdown
Media commentator Gavin Ellis examines the ethical decisions that confronted the media over the Jami-Lee Ross, Sarah Dowie text exchange inquiry, and also the reportage surrounding an interview with… Audio
Roastbuster’s re-emergence reopens old wounds
Newshub aired an interview with a member of the notorious Roastbusters this week. Joseph Parker turned out to be partly penitent but more concerned about himself than his victims. Was it worth putting… Audio
Cyf handling of Roastbusters
Sarah Maindonald of the Association of Counsellors talks about what school children are learning about sex both at school and on the internet. Audio
Social workers say Roastbusters report unfair
Social workers say they are being unfairly criticised for the way they handled the teenage boys who boasted online of having sex with underage drunk girls.
Under-resourcing blamed for critical report into CYF
Social workers are blaming under-resourcing for failings highlighted in a highly critical review of how Child Youth and Family dealt with the so-called roastbusters case in 2013. Audio
Social workers say they're being scapegoated
Social workers say they're being unfairly criticised for the way they handled the teenage boys who boasted online of having sex with underage drunk girls. Audio
CYF's Roastbusters handling criticised
A review of the so-called Roastbusters case has found social workers initially took complaints of rape seriously but then decided the sex was consensual. Audio
Review finds CYF failings in roastbusters case
The latest investigation into so-called Roastbusters case has found social workers initially took complaints of rape seriously but then decided the sex was consensual. Audio