: RNZ – 31/08/2022 A court has heard distressing testimony from a former Gloriavale woman who says her treatment at the secretive Christian community made her suicidal. The Employment Court has also heard evidence girls as young as eight were worried about being groped while serving food. Read more here: https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/2018856906/court-hears-distressing-accounts-from-ex-gloriavale-women…
: RNZ – 31/08/2022 A former Gloriavale member has told the court her treatment at the Christian community made her suicidal, during a harrowing testimony on Wednesday. Rose Standtrue is one of six women arguing that for the domestic work they did for years at Gloriavale, they should have been recognised…
: NZ Herald – 31/08/2022 Growing up at Gloriavale Rose Standtrue lived in fear. She feared not waking up in time for work, feared being late and feared being forced to stand in front of the 600-strong population at the Christian commune and apologise if she made any mistakes. She also…
: 1News – 31/08/2022 A former Gloriavale resident has told the Employment Court she lived in fear of the men and the abuse at the West Coast commune. Rose Standtrue shed tears as she gave evidence on Wednesday. “I wanted to commit suicide because I was real depressed and had anxiety…
: Newshub – 31/08/2022 It’s been an emotional day at the Gloriavale Employment Court case, with a witness alleging she was sexually abused, publicly shamed and cut off from her family when she left. Rose Standtrue said she was under so much pressure, she contemplated taking her own life. Every day…
: NZ Herald – 31/08/2022 Pearl Valor has given further evidence in court about her time at the controversial Gloriavale community – breaking down in tears as she recalled being hungry, stealing food and being refused dental treatment. But despite all of that she stayed, the guilt of what would happen…
: By Ryan Boswell – 1News – 31/08/2022 Warning: this story may be distressing for some readers. A former Gloriavale resident has broken down in tears as she recalled thinking suicide was the only way out of the West Coast commune. Rose Standtrue is giving evidence at the Employment Court in…
: NZ Herald Former Gloriavale resident Pearl Valor reveals the harsh working conditions and the unwanted attention of men while working at the Christian community. Video link: Gloriavale TV bride speaks about why she left the community…
: By Ryan Boswell – 1News – 30/08/2022 Forced to slog for long hours and publicly humiliated for small misdemeanours, the working lives of women at Gloriavale have been laid bare at the Employment Court in Christchurch. Isaac Pilgrim was born and raised at the West Coast commune, and left four…
: | Stuff | A former Gloriavale member has told the Employment Court he saw a culture of victim blaming during his time at the community. Serenity Pilgrim, Anna Courage, Rose Standtrue, Crystal Loyal, Pearl Valor and Virginia Courage are arguing their years of domestic work in the sect was as…
