Police have revealed that it has received three further complaints about "historic incidents" at Christchurch's Mama Hooch bar — the location of a depraved drink spiking ring between 2015 and 2018.
A judge-alone trial last year saw brothers Danny and Roberto Jaz convicted of a combined 69 offences relating to 23 victims.
The offences included disabling, stupefying, indecent assault, sexual violation and rape.
The two are now behind bars, with Roberto serving a 17-year sentence and Danny a 16-and-a-half-year sentence. Both have appealed their convictions.
Now, police have revealed it received three further complaints "relating to historic incidents at Mama Hooch" since the trial last year.
A police spokesperson said: "Police will not comment on the specifics of the complaints at this time; however, we can confirm Police are continuing to investigate."
Sophie Brown, one of the survivors from the trial who chose to have her name suppression lifted, said she was "not surprised" to hear further complaints had been made.
The bar was at the centre of a judge-alone trial last year which saw brothers Danny and Roberto Jaz convicted of a combined 69 offences relating to 23 victims. (Source: 1News)
According to a crime survey conducted by the Ministry of Justice in 2022, 94% of sexual assaults were not reported to police.
"That's three other women that have decided enough is enough," Brown said of the further complaints. "They're not going to live in the shame of what happened to them."
Brown was 19 and in her first year at the University of Canterbury when she was assaulted by one of the brothers. He pleaded guilty to two sexual violation charges and one stupefying charge for his attack against her.
She reflected on the assault when speaking to Breakfast this morning.
"It's been my life for six years," she said.
"For a long time there, I compartmentalised heavily; I just went back to university, just got on with being social, partying, doing what you do when you're 19 years old.
"It's not until recent years that I got a handle on how the assault actually impacted me and how I could actually move through it and, I guess, regain my power."
Brown said it was important to come forward and openly talk about what happened to her so it could be addressed properly.
"It's something that we should be talking about," she said.
"Because the reality is, it's something that is happening in our communities.
"If anything, the trial showed there are men and people out there that think this is fun and a game to take someone's autonomy over their own body."
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