Melissa NightingaleSenior Reporter, NZ Herald - Wellington·NZ Herald·12 Aug, 2026 09:00 PM5 mins to read‌Colin Davis Smith stands in the dock at his sentencing in the Wellington District Court for child sex offending, March 2023. Photo / Melissa NightingaleThe victim of a now-elderly child sex offender who finally got justice as an adult feels she’s still being punished years on for speaking out about what happened to her.

The woman, who has permanent name suppression, said almost her entire family turned on her despite the offender, Colin Davis