Stolen Childhoods: Sex offender says admitting crimes was just the start of his rehab

By Catrin Owen and Edward Gay | Stuff |

Convicted child sex offender Tony* has recently been released from prison. He told Stuff what life behind bars was like, his rehabilitation and life afterwards. Psychologist Greg Woodcock helps men like Tony face up to what they’ve done and to prevent future offending. Edward Gay and Catrin Owen report.

It’s a classic late-summer Auckland scorcher, but Tony doesn’t mind a bit of sun.

“It’s nice to see it. I’ve had 20 months of not seeing much of it, I tell you,” he says, sitting on a park bench, overlooking a beach on Auckland’s North Shore.

Tony’s just been released from a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence for sexual offending against children.

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