Two women journalists claim New Zealand's youngest convicted killer indecently assaulted them.
The women have laid a formal complaint with police alleging that 20-year-old Bailey Junior Kurariki exposed himself to them and indecently groped them.
The pair, a reporter and photographer from the Herald on Sunday, had gone to Kurariki's Auckland home on Thursday to interview him after he was recently released from prison after serving a one month sentence for wilfully damaging a television camera.
Kurariki was 12 when he was involved in the killing of pizza delivery man Michael Choy in 2001.
He was jailed for seven years for Mr Choy's manslaughter and released in May 2008, four months before his sentence ended.
He was set strict conditions by the Parole Board, but police and the Department of Corrections have not been able to stop his repeated offending and he has been involved in a string of incidents including assault.
Police yesterday received a formal complaint about Thursday's incident. They were told the journalists would co-operate fully should officers decide to take any action.
A senior police officer told the newspaper charges were likely.
The pair said Kurariki behaved in an erratic and distressing manner during the interview.
They claim he exposed himself to them, masturbated in front of them and groped them before they could escape the house.
His actions took place as his mother, Lorraine West, was lying sick in the house, where she was suffering the effects of treatment for cancer.
The women managed to leave the house when Ms West's partner arrived at the house, distracting Kurariki and creating an opportunity for them to leave.
The reporter said her decision to make a formal complaint to police was based on her fear for other women who might come into contact with Kurariki.
The Herald on Sunday said it was reviewing its procedures to ensure staff were not placed in unduly dangerous situations.
