An Upper Hutt man accused of raping a 15-year-old girl has now been bailed to an address suitable to both his alleged victim and police.
Initially the man was this week bailed to a flat just 300m from the girl's home.
Her mother complained the teen would have to walk past the property on her way to school.
The 20-year-old man is charged with sexual violation by rape, sexual violation of a child under 16, and two counts of sexual assault.
At an earlier hearing the girl's family was in court when the accused sought a change of bail address.
Her father told the police prosecutor the address was too close to their home, but the matter was not raised before the judge.
Police apologised to the girl and her family and promised they would try to find a solution to the problem by today.
At 3pm, the man was able to provide an alternative address that was satisfactory to the girl's family and the police.
Rimutaka MP Chris Hipkins, who raised the issue on behalf of the family, today welcomed the news of the new bail conditions.
"The police badly let this victim down," he said.
To bail someone accused of a number of sex offences "to an address just 13 houses away from his alleged victim and very close to a local primary school was totally unacceptable", Mr Hipkins said.
"I'm pleased that a solution has been found, however that doesn't excuse the fact that the police shouldn't have allowed the original bail conditions to go through unopposed."
Justice Minister Simon Power has ordered a review of how the situation was able to occur.
In Parliament yesterday Mr Power said it was "unacceptable" and police procedure had not been followed.
