Roast Busters: UK Sandwich Shop Harassed for Same Name, NZ Minister Urged Victims to Testify

The owner of a sandwich shop in the UK is contemplating on a name change as the name of his business has been subject to abuse and harassment over New Zealand's Roast Busters controversy. The sandwich shop also bears the name Roast Busters.

The UK shop's Facebook page has been receiving negative posts and comments since the news of the Roast Busters' Facebook page came out in Auckland. Male teens boasted that they were playing with underage girls as young as 13 years old. They reportedly give girls alcohol and rape them while the girls are drunk.

People who were curious about the Roast Busters Facebook page have stumbled on the UK sandwich shop's page instead. The original Roast Busters page has been removed from the social media site. The sandwich shop owner was surprised to read the posts and comments since he wasn't aware of the Roast Busters scandal.

The owner of page then posted a logo of his sandwich shop as proof that he has no ties with Auckland's teen rape club. However, he angered more people when he said the Roast Busters were from Australia instead of New Zealand.

The sandwich shop owner said he was not part of "this Australian gang" and he is just a UK citizen trying to run a sandwich business. He apologised again later on after receiving more abuse for mistaking the gang as Australians.

The shop's signature sandwich is inspired by the Ghost Busters movie made of toasted ciabatta bread with roast chicken, vegetables and topped with cheese and sweet chili sauce. The owner of the shop is planning to change the name to avoid getting the backlash for Roast Busters. He posted on the Facebook page that he was thinking of changing the name of his shop to The Subfather, The Girl with the Chicken Tattoo and Charlie and the Chicken Factory.

NZ Police Minister asks IPCA to investigate

Meanwhile, New Zealand's Police Minister Anne Tolley has asked the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) to handle the investigation of the Roast Busters after her meeting with Police Commission Peter Marshall.

Ms Tolley said she asked the IPCA to look into the case of a 13-year-old girl who filed a complaint against the Roast Busters in 2011. She said the parents of young girls will need to trust the authorities to handle complaints of sexual assault. The minister also asked victims of Roast Busters to come forward and help speed up the investigation.