Stuff – Gloriavale teacher allegedly assaulted four children aged 9 to 11
By Joanne Naish – Stuff – 17/08/2021 A Gloriavale teacher has been charged after allegedly assaulting four children in as many years. Vigilant Standtrue is facing seven charges of assaulting children. He made his first appearance in the Greymouth District Court on August 11 and did not seek name suppression. The 39-year-old still lives in […]
Stuff – Investigation reveals former Gloriavale members were pressured to sign legal documents
By Nadine Porter – Stuff – 12/08/2021 Former residents of Gloriavale have revealed there were mass signings of a “commitment document” under duress, during dinner, with no time to read or understand what they were signing. In a Labour Inspectorate report released to Stuff, leavers of the secretive West Coast community told investigators they did […]
Stuff – Police, Oranga Tamariki and Ministry of Education investigating Gloriavale School
By Joanne Naish – Stuff – 11/08/2021 The school at the West Coast’s Gloriavale Christian Community is at the centre of an investigation into child safety. Police, Oranga Tamariki and the Ministry of Education are investigating allegations students have been mistreated. It is understood some staff have been stood down at the school, which has […]
NZ Herald – Gloriavale School focus of police investigation into Christian community
By Devon Bolger – NZ Herald 11/08/2021 A police inquiry into physical and sexual abuse at Gloriavale is now focusing on the on-site school. The Ministry of Education and Oranga Tamariki have confirmed an investigation is under way. A spokesperson for the ministry said they are in contact with the school. Reads more here: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/gloriavale-school-focus-of-police-investigation-into-christian-community/2S33DKRB77H6CAFLV6KP4XOMIQ/ […]
TVNZ 1 News – Gloriavale not safe for children, Leavers’ Trust says
1 News – 11/08/2021 [Video can be viewed in article link – Breakfast TVNZ] Gloriavale isn’t a safe place for children, according to a group that supports people who leave the reclusive Christian community. It comes as 1 NEWS revealed this morning Gloriavale Christian School is the focus of a new police inquiry into child […]
TVNZ 1 News – Claims Gloriavale members forced to sign documents waiving legal advice
1 News – Ryan Boswell – 10/08/2021 [Video can be viewed in article link] Former Gloriavale members claim they’ve been forced to sign documents not knowing what they were. Isaac Pilgrim was born at the West Coast commune, and fled to Timaru with his 10 children in 2018. He told 1 NEWS that members were […]
Newshub – Gloriavale leaders allowed abuse to flourish as former resident admits sexual offences against children – Leavers’ Support Trust
Michael Morrah – Newshub – 04/08/2021 [Video can be viewed in article link]. The head of a group helping people who leave Gloriavale says a former resident admitting he sexually offended against children is “incredibly tragic” and believes Gloriavale’s leaders have allowed abuse to flourish. A 55-year-old man, who has name suppression, has pleaded guilty […]