A man who police want to arrest over the Roast Busters group sex ring says he's ready to face up to any allegations against him.
Two other men will appear in court next week after police received a fresh formal complaint over alleged offending against an underaged girl in 2013.
News of the arrests has ricocheted around West Auckland - and the prevailing sentiment from the Roast Buster's alleged victims is hope, that New Zealand will start to take sexual violence more seriously.
"Hopefully this is all going to change the way people saw it back then, and it's a more positive outcome now and finally something's happening," one woman told Newshub.
Two men believed to have been members of the group sex ring will appear at Waitakere District Court next Wednesday.
Police will be seeking a warrant to arrest a third man, believed to be Joseph Parker, who is currently living in Los Angeles.
In an interview with Newshub last year, Parker said he knows everything that happens is "for the good of God, so I don't fear anything that happens in the future".
Reacting to news of the arrests, Parker told Newshub officers are yet to contact him, but says he "knows who I am today and I'm ready to face any consequences for my actions as a youth".
"I'm down to take responsibility for anything I've done in the group and move forward," he said, adding that he's "not some fugitive that's going to hide all my life".
He added: "I have to come back, especially if I have a warrant. Better to deal with it sooner rather than later."
If he doesn't, police say they're yet to make a decision on whether they'll extradite him.
Operation Clover identified five suspects back in 2013 when news broke of the Roast Busters. It's alleged in many cases they preyed on drunk, underage girls for sex, then named and shamed them across social media.
No charges were ever laid, police saying at the time they needed to be satisfied they could get a prosecution in court.
Next Wednesday's appearances by two 24-year-old men marks the start of what could be a long process.
