Gloriavale leavers calling for new investigation into community
By Sam Sherwood and Oliver Lewis – 26/07/2020 (Video can be viewed from article link). Dozens of former Gloriavale members are calling on the charities regulator to reinvestigate the controversial West Coast group, citing alleged abuse, mismanagement and a raft of other concerns. It follows a 2015 investigation by Charities Services, part of the Department […]
Givealittle page set up to help re-settle former members of Gloriavale
Radio New Zealand – 25/07/2019 [Audio in article link]. A Canterbury woman who helps re-settle former members of Gloriavale says she can’t describe the trauma they face. A trust aims to raise $100,000 through a Givealittle page for those who have left the West Coast community to help with basic costs and support. Read more […] Gloriavale child allegedly sexually abused months after authorities ignored ‘call for help’
By: Sam Sherwood 11/07/2020 (Video can be viewed in article link). A child has allegedly been sexually abused at Gloriavale, months after authorities failed to act on a ‘call for help’ over his alleged abuser – a teenager living in the same community. Police arrived at the isolated West Coast farm last week as part […]
Trust appeals for 12-seater van for former-Gloriavale family
By: Joanne Holden 09/07/2020 A mother-of-10 had driven less than 30 metres from her Christchurch home when a ute roared out of a driveway, colliding with the passenger side of her 12-seater van. The woman, who asked for only her last name, Courage, to be used, smacked into the steering wheel, but her 3-year-old and […]
Gloriavale leavers hope new investigation leads to change
RNZ Radio New Zealand – 03/07/2020 The manager of a trust that supports leavers from the Gloriavale religious community hopes the latest enquiry could be a tipping point for change. The community near Greymouth has been the subject of previous investigations by police, Oranga Tamariki and the Charities Commission. Police confirmed enquiries were ongoing in […]
Gloriavale centre of abuse inquiry
By: Joanne Carroll – 03/07/72020 The father of girl abused by a Gloriavale teacher says those making new assault claims at the Christian community need to be removed for their protection. Police arrived en masse at the isolated West Coast farm yesterday as part of an inquiry into new allegations of child sexual abuse. Four […]
‘Abusive’ Gloriavale father loses custody of children after court battle
By: Joanne Carroll – 03/07/2020 (Video can be viewed in article link). A mother has won full custody of her children after their father secretly took them to live in Gloriavale, an isolated West Coast community described as “psychologically abusive” by a Family Court judge. Read more here: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/122016785/abusive-gloriavale-father-loses-custody-of-children-after-court-battle#:~:text=A%20mother%20has%20won%20full,by%20a%20Family%20Court%20judge.
Police onsite at Gloriavale amid fresh allegations of sexual offences
By: Juliet Speedy – 02/07/2020 (Video can be viewed in article link). Police have been making inquiries onsite at Gloriavale after reports of complaints of sexual offending. It follows multiple sources telling Newshub of sexual assaults happening at the religious community over the past week. Melody Pilgrim escaped Gloriavale six months ago. She’s heard allegations […]