Bay of Plenty Snapchat offender, rapist Raveen Saily sentenced for grooming, sexual …

First published on Raveen Saily appeared for sentence in the High Court at Rotorua on a raft of sexual offending charges, some of which involved him grooming young girls on Snapchat. Photo: Open Justice/Hannah Bartlett Warning: This story discusses graphic details of sexual violence and assault. Snapchat predator and rapist Raveen Saily’s offending has been described as driven by a “desire to demean and degrade” his victims. The 25-year-old recently appeared in the High Court at Rotorua, where Justice Dani Gardiner was tasked with deciding whether he should be given a sentence of preventive detention. Saily’s latest offending involved two girls, aged 11 and 13. The 11-year-old’s mother’s victim impact statement, read by Crown prosecutor Erin Reilly, explained that at the time, her daughter had been living with her grandmother. The grandmother had tried to put boundaries in place for online access, but “didn’t know that much about online stuff, which made things harder to manage”. “[My daughter] wasn’t supposed to be using Snapchat because I know how dangerous it is myself,” the girl’s mother said. “But it’s hard because, socially, that was her way to engage with certain friends. She should have been safe using Snapchat to chat with
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