Tara ShaskeyOpen Justice multimedia journalist, Taranaki·NZ Herald·8 Jun, 2026 07:00 AM6 mins to readShannan Taylor has been sentenced to a cumulative 22 years' imprisonment for sexual offending.Shannan Taylor has been sentenced to a cumulative 22 years' imprisonment for sexual offending.WARNING: This story details sexual assaults and may be distressing for some readers.Shannan Taylor raped a woman while she was recovering from giving birth, her newborn within reach.The woman resisted but the attack was part of a pattern of sexual abuse against her.
Less than a fortnight earlier,
