"The minister welcomes this important decision."
A court in Bruges heard how the man's auto-brewery syndrome led to problems with law enforcement.
"We paid for stories."
The 21-year-old was convicted on 10 charges of sexual violence against six female complainants.
Adam Rapson was jailed for three-and-a-half years at the Christchurch District Court on Tuesday.
A feud has broken out between the pair.
The Government says the law will punish offenders who continue to harm people.
Jurors in the historic trial also heard briefly from the prosecution's first witness: former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker.
It's the first time a minister has been required to give evidence - or face a criminal offence.
Erin Patterson was arrested after she allegedly poisoned her ex-husband's family by serving them beef wellington laced with death cap mushrooms.
"We are making it clear that repeat serious violent or sexual offending is not acceptable in our society."
Gibson, 69, is on trial in a first-of-its-kind prosecution over the death of Pala'amo Kalati.
The officer sustained moderate injuries to his face during the altercation, including his teeth.
A new feature-length film, The Lie, looks into the case and examines the rough sex defence used at Kempson's trial.
Despite seating a jury, the former President's legal team again tried to stop the trial with another strategic appeal.
Horrified witnesses have described what they saw.
ACT's David Seymour and NZ First's Shane Jones hit out at the Waitangi Tribunal earlier this week.
"It's the media that brought this case to trial."
The 21-year-old mother was nine weeks pregnant when she brutally murdered by a hitman hired by Rebecca Wright-Meldrum and David Hawken.
The lockdown has since been lifted.
