Another person has come forward to police after RNZ reported on an investigation into multiple complaints about a Wellington man. Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King;
Warning: This story contains content about sexual violence some may find disturbing.
Another person has come forward to police after RNZ reported on an investigation into a Wellington man who is the subject of multiple complaints - which RNZ understands relate to sex crimes.
RNZ has spoken with two woman who allege they were assaulted by the same man but years apart.
The women - who did not want to be named - had connected following a social media post about the man which has since been deleted.
They said the post prompted several women to share information including allegations of rape, violence and the use of alcohol or drugs to subdue victims.
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Earlier in the month police confirmed they were following up "multiple complaints" about the man.
This week Wellington District crime services manager John van den Heuvel said a person had contacted police after seeing RNZ reports on the investigation.
He was unable to confirm whether the person was making an additional complaint or "providing information relevant to the investigations currently underway".
Van den Heuvel also said the Adult Sexual Assault Team had been assigned to handle the case.
He continued to encourage anyone with information to contact police and pointed out that people could still report sexual assaults that may have happened years ago.
Van den Heuvel said police would work to ensure people received support to assist them through the complaints process.
Victims allege violent sexual assault
One of the women - who spoke with RNZ - described how the man may have used her social media account to strike up conversations about supposed mutual friends when they first met.
She said the man had offered to take her home after a party but once they were alone she alleged he assaulted and raped her.
"He hit me over the head and - when I was on the floor - he strangled me," she said.
Another woman said she recalled slipping in and out of consciousness before she was allegedly assaulted.
"It was violent. I was on the ground a lot. There was blood on my face and I was in pain," the woman said.
Both women said they had reported their experiences to police.
Where to get help:
- NZ Police.
- Victim Support 0800 842 846.
- Rape Crisis: 0800 88 33 00.
- Rape Prevention Education.
- Empowerment Trust.
- HELP (Auckland): 09 623 1700, (Wellington): 04 801 6655.
- Safe to talk: 0800 044 334.
- Tautoko Tāne Male Survivors Aotearoa.
- Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) 022 344 0496.
If it is an emergency and you feel like you or someone else is at risk, call 111.
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